Democrats finally have access to Donald Trump's tax returns

Hakeem Jeffries elected to take over as House Dem leader. ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌       By Marita Vlachou     Thursday, December 1     DEMOCRATS NOW HAVE ACCESS TO 6 YEARS OF DONALD TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS The Treasury Department complied with a request to turn over former President Donald Trump's tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee after a three-year legal battle. Trump was the first major party presidential nominee since Richard Nixon to not publicly disclose their tax returns while running for the office or while in office. [HuffPost] HAKEEM JEFFRIES ELECTED TO LEAD HOUSE DEMS' NEXT GENERATION Rep. 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