House panel gets Trump tax returns

The House Ways and Means Committee has obtained former President Donald Trump's tax returns, years after first demanding he hand them over.

Multiple outlets have reported that the Department of the Treasury has complied with the House Ways and Means Committee's request for the documents.

Trump had for years attempted to deny the documents to the House committee, though the Supreme Court earlier this month ended the dispute by ordering their surrender to lawmakers.

The handover came at the eleventh hour, as Republicans would have likely withdrawn the request when they take over control of the lower chamber in January.

Trump fumed over the High Court's decision last week. "Why would anybody be surprised that the Supreme Court has ruled against me, they always do!" he said on Truth Social. "It is unprecedented to be handing over Tax Returns, & it creates terrible precedent for future Presidents."

"The Supreme Court has lost its honor, prestige, and standing, & has become nothing more than a political body, with our Country paying the price," he continued. "They refused to even look at the Election Hoax of 2020. Shame on them!"

The tax returns may shed light on the reportedly poor state of Trump's business empire. As part of the Manhattan District Attorney's criminal fraud probe into the Trump Organization, former Trump accountant Donald Bender admitted this month that the former president reported consistent losses from 2009-2018, including a $700 million loss in 2009.