GOP’s IRS Probe May Provide Cover to Release Trump’s Tax Returns

If Democrats now in charge of the House Ways and Means Committee ever get their hands on President Donald Trump’s tax returns, they could thank their Republican predecessors for providing cover to make the documents public.

In 2014, the GOP-controlled panel voted to expose taxpayer information surrounding the IRS’ admission that it improperly delayed some Tea Party groups’ applications for tax-exempt status. Committee Chairman Dave Camp had said the release was needed to inform the Justice Department about potential crimes and notify the public about IRS wrongdoing.

Legal scholars have said much of the exposed information didn’t relate to the ...