Demand That Congress Force Trump to Release His Tax Returns

Demand That Congress Force Trump to Release His Tax Returns

Demand That Congress Force Trump to Release His Tax Returns

It’s more important than ever that we understand exactly how Donald Trump stands to benefit from the power of his office.

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What’s Going On?

Since President Trump fired FBI director James Comey, there have been new, near daily revelations about the administration’s disregard for democratic norms and alleged corruption. In the meantime, the president’s first full budget proposal will be sent to Congress this week and we have every reason to believe it will prioritize the needs of Wall Street and billionaires like Trump over most Americans.

It’s more important than ever that we understand exactly how Donald Trump stands to benefit from the power of his office. But because he refuses to follow the example of every other president and release his tax returns, there’s still a lot the American people don’t know.

There’s a coalition looking to change that. The Presidential Tax Transparency Act, a bill introduced in the House, would require Donald Trump and all major-party presidential nominees to release their tax returns for the last three years. Democrats are attempting to use a procedure called a discharge petition to force a vote on the law whether Paul Ryan likes it or not. Just last week, Representative Walter Jones became the first Republican representative to back the effort.

What Can I Do?

Sign our petition demanding that Congress force a vote on the Presidential Tax Transparency Act.

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Back in January, Zephyr Teachout wrote in The Nation that Trump’s business holdings could leave his administration beholden to other countries.

We cannot back down

We now confront a second Trump presidency.

There’s not a moment to lose. We must harness our fears, our grief, and yes, our anger, to resist the dangerous policies Donald Trump will unleash on our country. We rededicate ourselves to our role as journalists and writers of principle and conscience.

Today, we also steel ourselves for the fight ahead. It will demand a fearless spirit, an informed mind, wise analysis, and humane resistance. We face the enactment of Project 2025, a far-right supreme court, political authoritarianism, increasing inequality and record homelessness, a looming climate crisis, and conflicts abroad. The Nation will expose and propose, nurture investigative reporting, and stand together as a community to keep hope and possibility alive. The Nation’s work will continue—as it has in good and not-so-good times—to develop alternative ideas and visions, to deepen our mission of truth-telling and deep reporting, and to further solidarity in a nation divided.

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The day is dark, the forces arrayed are tenacious, but as the late Nation editorial board member Toni Morrison wrote “No! This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.”

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Onwards,

Katrina vanden Heuvel
Editorial Director and Publisher, The Nation

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