Trump Tax Return Handover Uncertain Despite House Legal Victory

The House Ways and Means Committee still faces hurdles in getting former President Donald Trump’s tax returns from the Treasury Department, even after a court endorsed its authority this week.

Shortly after the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit’s Tuesday ruling, the committee tweeted that it expected “to receive the requested tax returns and audit files immediately.” The circuit said, however, it wouldn’t issue a mandate to enforce its decision until seven days after Trump or his business entities request a rehearing, although it left open the possibility of expediting things later.

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