Now Trump’s tax returns will be made public

Democrats read Donald Trump’s tax returns. They think there’s reason to scrutinize deductions and charitable loans for his children.

The US tax agency, the IRS, has not sifted through Donald Trump’s tax returns. So they broke with their own practice of always doing so-called audits of presidents.

In the early 1970s, President Richard Nixon argued with the IRS about his taxes. This has led to a debate: Can tax auditors decide to audit a president without feeling threatened by their paramount chief?

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