The tax documents of former US President Donald Trump (76) will be published on Friday. American media report this on Wednesday evening based on insiders.
Last week, a congressional committee with a majority of Democrats decided to publish at least parts of the documents. However, the date was still unclear as sensitive data such as social security numbers had yet to be cleared.
Trump had used legal means for years to prevent the documents from being released to the Finance Committee — and ultimately failed in the Supreme Court. The documents should provide new insights into the ex-president’s finances.
Documents from the years 2015 to 2020
Republican Commissioner Lloyd Doggett, 76, said after the vote that all tax documents requested in court would be made public. The release of Trump’s tax records marks the end of a nearly four-year legal battle House Democrats waged against the former president after seizing control of the House in 2019.
Contrary to common practice in the United States, real estate entrepreneur Trump did not make his tax returns public, either as a presidential candidate or after taking office in the White House. Critics therefore suspect that he has something to hide. Among other things, the Democrats wanted to check whether the documents contained indications of a conflict of interest and whether Trump had used questionable methods to cut taxes. Trump’s tax records were reportedly turned over to the panel in early December.
Trump announced in November that he would run again as a Republican presidential candidate in the 2024 election. (SDA)