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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Will President Trump turn over his tax returns if Democrats subpoena them?

    A top House Democrat last week asked the Treasury Department to turn over six years of President Trump’s tax returns, setting a deadline for later this week.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 8, 2019 • 1 min read

    A top House Democrat last week asked the Treasury Department to turn over six years of President Trump’s tax returns, setting a deadline for later this week. State lawmakers in New York are considering legislation that could allow the tax commissioner there to release Trump’s state tax returns. But Trump’s acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said this weekend that Democrats would never get those documents.

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    3 of 5
    In El Salvador, California Governor Newsom wades into immigration debate
    1. 0:00Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigns, what’s next for immigration policy?
    2. 7:52Gov. Newsom gets a close look at why people are leaving El Salvador
    3. 13:49Will President Trump turn over his tax returns if Democrats subpoena them?You’re reading this
    4. 22:23In Israeli elections, why is voter turnout among Arab Israelis so low?
    5. 31:11Inside the making of Aretha Franklin’s best-selling gospel album
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