The move could end a long legal showdown over the former president's tax records.
In Friday's memo, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel said the committee chairman"has invoked sufficient reasons for requesting the former president's tax information".It also said that the Justice Department had been mistaken in 2019 when it found the committee's request for his taxes had a partisan objective.
Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr has already obtained copies of Mr Trump's personal and business tax records as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Mr Trump tried to prevent his accountants from handing over the documents, taking the issue to the Supreme Court.
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