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Republicans Block Effort To Obtain Trump’s Tax Returns

Marching protesters hold up a sign demanding that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump release his tax returns, in Miami on Sept. 16. (AP/Lynne Sladky)
(REPORT) — Ignoring the vast majority of Americans who say they want President Donald Trump to release his taxes, GOP lawmakers who have the power to obtain the records on Tuesday blocked an effort to do so.

Why Trump Would Almost Certainly Be Violating the Constitution If He Continues to Own His Businesses

President elect Donald Trump, left, arrives with his family to give his acceptance speech at an election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Far from ending with President-elect Trump’s announcement that he will separate himself from the management of his business empire, the constitutional debate about the meaning of the Emoluments Clause 2014 and whether Trump will be violating it 2014 is likely just beginning.