Committee to vote on releasing Donald Trump’s tax returns

Former president Donald Trump has tried to shield his tax returns (Andrew Harnik/AP/PA)

A Democrat-controlled committee was meeting on Tuesday to vote on whether to publicly release years of Donald Trump’s tax returns, which the former US president has long tried to shield.

The House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal has kept a close hold on the actions of the panel, which planned to vote on the release in a closed session. And if members move forward with plans to release the returns, it is unclear how quickly that would happen.