House Votes to Require Audit, Release of Presidential Taxes (1)

The Internal Revenue Service would be legally mandated to annually audit the president and publish the results under legislation passed Thursday by the House, the most immediate outcome from Democrat’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s tax returns.

The bill, which passed on a 222-201 vote, would require the IRS to audit the president’s personal and business tax returns within 90 days of being filed. The legislation also requires the agency to publish those tax returns and documents from the audit.

The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee released the results of their multi-year probe into Trump’s tax records earlier this ...