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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Sommerlad

Did Trump break the law with his taxes? How he got away with paying so little

AP

The House Ways and Means Committee has finally released six years’ worth of Donald Trump’s federal income tax returns in one of its last acts under Democratic control.

The ex-president’s personal and business returns, partially redacted to conceal sensitive information, cover 2015 to 2020, from Mr Trump first descending the golden escalator at Trump Tower in New York City to announce his intention to run for the presidency to his failure to secure a second term not long after recovering from Covid-19, setting in motion the bogus election fraud claims that would lead to the deadly assault on the US Capitol by his supporters the following January.

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