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Did, but i think that this is a step forward. and i think it also would give the american people some confidence that when we pass legislation, its in order to strengthen their auditory program of presidents and vice presidents of the united states. >> -- republican of texas says that all of this does is open it up for committees to, in a politicized way, examine the tax returns of every american. it just politicizes the process. what is your response to that? >> that is completely incorrect. th...

At some point, with some heavy redactions. now first off we expect that report any minute from the house ways and means committee. it will summarize their findings, it will also include a report from the joint committee on taxation. that is the official tax committee up here on capitol hill. that will include a report as well. then we will be working to redact personal information from the tax returns, and then at some point in the next hour or days we will start to see those. so very, very sign...

>> all right, we are getting some new information on the report. and house committee voted to release tonight. and around the tax returns, we have seen and chief congressional correspondent. live on capitol hill, what are you seeing? >> they acted to reports in the committee released tonight. when was a committee investigation of the mandatory presidential audit program that the irs is supposed to do on president -- and how that was done. another one, and analysis by the nonpartisan joint commit...

The tax returns that the audit wasnt happening at all. after that, they found specifics issues that they say should have warranted further audit that information was not coming to you them on. that was a few of the things that you mentioned including charitable contributions where certain deductions were supported by required documentation are whether or not it was necessary on reimbursed business expenses and legitimacy. and the question of whether loans made to the trump children were loans or...

It will take time for lawmakers and the public to digest the trove of documents relating to former President Donald Trumps tax returns released Tuesday night by the House Ways

Codify this in law to strengthen the mandatory audit program then an examination of those tax returns. that is why it was so important. we felt that they needed to be forwarded to the house of representatives which, makes them public in -- step. >> i have to ask, have no idea what the answer to this is, trumps tax returns with such an objective debate. there were so much in the news media. how did the irs to forget they had a mandatory audit of the presidential tax returns? is there politics inv...

Times exposé piece, what were the key takeaways from this actual return? >> theres two things. one is the extent to which the former president trump used the tax code to his benefit. now, you know, that could be very legal. im not sure that we could come to any conclusions about the legality. there are questions that are unanswered. there are a lot of claims that lack documentation, use of charitable contributions or charitable donations, loans to family members that need to be examined. there ...

Of 2021. now, the committee goes onto say that in that investigation that the white house even in 2018, the white house press secretary contended that donald trump was under a mandatory presidential audit, but he was not at that time. now, they go into some -- concerns they have which was just a legislative response in fixing what they see are problems with this audit program. now, on the separate analysis over his tax returns were still pouring through it. its a very technical analysis looking ...

Im ali velshi, congressmen -- and the chair of the house ways and means committee. hes speaking now. they voted to release donald trumps tax returns. listen in. >> a lot of big accomplishments over the house ways and means committee. but certainly what you can tell this evening, part of what we have accomplished was pretentious. i recommend that you read the two reports endorsed by the house ways and means on guy taxation. for all financial purposes, the research that was done as it relates to t...

Returns, not one single audit was complete. and it did not start and target program until after they sent a letter april 3rd of 2019. so this is something that the american people should care about. the american people want to know if the president of the united states is making decisions based on their interests, or the presidents only financial self interests. and thats what it comes down to. why are you making these decisions? the other program is supposed to help people ensure that they are ...