Washington — The House Ways & Means Committee now has access to several years of former President Donald Trump's tax records, days after the Supreme Court declined to block their release. The Treasury Department said in a brief statement that it has "complied with last week's court decision." Under federal law, "[u]pon written request from the chairman" of the Ways and Means Committee or the Senate Finance Committee, the Treasury "shall furnish such committee with any return or return information specified in such request." In late July 2021, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel wrote in an opinion that "the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee has invoked sufficient reasons for requesting the former President's tax information. Under section 6103(f)(1), Treasury must furnish the information to the Committee." It was this action that Trump sought to stop with his lawsuit and now, the Treasury Department has said it has complied. The law also states that the commit
