HILL TAX BRIEFING: Digging Into Dems’ Trump Tax Return Lawsuit

Democrats’ fight for President Donald Trump’s tax returns now heads to the courts, and the pace of what comes next will be up to the judge selected to consider it.

The House Ways and Means Committee yesterday escalated its pursuit of six years of Trump’s business and personal tax returns, as the panel sued IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) first sought the records in April.

House Democrats will be eager to see the returns before the 2020 election, in case Republicans take back ...