By Ali Vitali and Rebecca Shabad -
NBC News
A Democratic-led House committee is now in possession of six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns, after a multi-year court fight.
The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it has complied with last week's Supreme Court decision that cleared the way for the release of former President Donald Trump's tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee.
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The House panel did not immediately return a request for comment.
Committee chairman Richard Neal, D-Massachusetts, evaded questions from reporters on Capitol Hill earlier in the day when asked if his panel had obtained Trump's tax records.
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“I look forward to seeing this through to the end,”
he said when asked for an update on what happened, noting that he was legally bound not to reveal too much information.
"That's the best answer I can give you... I'll have better answers [after meeting] with the lawyers."
Former President Donald Trump arrives at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida mansion on the day of the midterm elections held on November 8, 2022. Andrew Harnik / AP
The records transfer comes shortly after the Supreme Court rejected Trump's latest argument to block the release of his tax records to House Democrats, just weeks before Republicans take control of the House. in january.
Earlier this month, Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked the Ways and Means panel from accessing Trump's tax records while the court decided how to act on the former president's request.
Unlike other presidents, Trump has refused to release his tax returns amid scrutiny of his business affairs, repeatedly claiming he is being audited by the IRS.