Federal appeals court says House committee can get Trump's tax returns

A federal appeals court in Washington ruled Tuesday that the House Ways and Means Committee can obtain several years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns, a victory for House Democrats in their yearslong battle to obtain the records.

The unanimous three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with the House Democrats who, initially in April 2019, sought five years of federal income tax returns from Trump, then serving as president, and several of his business entities.

Citing a renewed request for...