Justice Department says IRS must provide Trump's tax returns to Congress

Washington — The Justice Department, in a reversal, says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trump's tax returns, apparently ending a long legal showdown over the records.

In a memo dated Friday, Justice's Office of Legal Counsel said the committee chairman "has invoked sufficient reasons for requesting the former President's tax information" and that under federal law, "Treasury must furnish the information to the Committee." The 39-page memo is signed by Dawn Johnsen, installed by the Biden administration as the acting head of the legal counsel office.