Before departing the White House on a Texas trip in mid-April, President Trump explained why he won’t share his tax returns. Photo: ReutersWASHINGTON—Democrats want six years of President Trump’s tax returns, and those should be plenty interesting. But it is the other documents they are seeking—administrative files for the president’s IRS audits—that may prove most revealing. Experienced tax lawyers could take the returns, the audit files and Mr. Trump’s responses to IRS questions and quickly understand the status and core issues of any IRS inquiry into the president.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 24, 2019 13:32 UTC