Republican Lawmaker Warns that Allowing Tax Returns to be Made Public Will Open the Floodgates

The House Ways and Means Committee received Donald Trump’s tax returns on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. The Republican Party is outraged that the Democrats may release them.

However, one Republican lawmaker was ridiculed after issuing a dire warning in which he insisted without evidence that Democrats releasing Trump’s taxes would open the floodgates and allow the tax returns of ordinary citizens or even Supreme Court justices to be made public.

Democrats Have Trump’s Taxes, But Time Is Running Out

IRS documents on Trump are available to the Ways and Means Committee. The committee was granted access to Mr. Trump’s tax returns last month after the Supreme Court eliminated the final roadblock after years of litigation. There is little time left for Democrats to act before they lose control of the House majority and committee on January 3.