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Wnited States Senate /ASHINGTON, DC 20510 March 1, 2017 The Honorable Orrin Hatch Chairman Senate Committee on Finance 219 Dirksen Senate Office Buil Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Hatch: We write to urge you to use your authority as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance to request the tax returns of the President and his businesses for review by Committee members in closed executive session As you are aware, there have been numerous reports in the media of the Trump Administration, the Trump campaign, and other Trump associates® close ties to the Russian government.’ These concerns are compounded by reports of the President's business entanglements. which may reach around the globe. from Russia, to China, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, ‘Turkey, Qatar. Indonesia, the Philippines, and many others."""" Since becoming President, Mr. Trump has obtained a trademark registration for his Donald J. ‘Trump brand from China shortly aller providing U.S. policy concessions to the Chinese government, which could raise significant Constitutional concerns." “These unprecedented contTicts of interest pose a threat to American national security and the integrity of the government of the United States. The Senate Committee on Finance is charged with oversight of global financial crimes enforcement and international trade relationships. as well as the administration of our nation’s tax laws. As such, tax code section 6103(f4) grants the Chairman of the Finance Committee power to obtain tax return information from the Department of the Treasury. We regard the confidentiality of tax return information as a fundamental part of our tax system. Accordingly, the powers under 6103()(4) provide a venue for members of the Senate Finance Committee to examine matiers of national importance in closed executive session. while maintaining the confidentiality crucial to our tax system, In 2015, Republican chairmen of the Congressional tax writing committees utilized this power to obtain more than 70 million individual items of taxpayer data” Given the critical issues raised by the President's business entanglements, we respectfully request that you use this authority to obtain the tax returns of the President and his businesses for review by committee members in a closed executive session of the Finance Committee. If Committee members identify ties or relations to foreign governments within these document we will respectfully request the Chairman and members of the committee hold a vote to mak that information available to the public. Sincerely Debi: United States Senator Maria Cantwell United States Senator Bon Ceales in Cardin United States Senator Ov. Care3,9r, Robert P. Casey Jr United States Senator "Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence, Ne Porertial Conficts Around the Globe for Trump, the Businessman Pres dent, New York Times, Nov. 2 im thal ne has ne Business Ties to Russia, Vox, Feb. 17, 207 fecent Trump Win on China Trademark Rises Flhies Questions, Fox News, Feb. 16, 2017 ction Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 6103[p}{3/(C) for Calendar Fact Checking Trurnp’s » Disclosure Repart for Publi ‘year 2015, Joint Commitee on Tax, April 18, 2016 Ron Wyden United States § Thomas Carper United States Senator Michael Bennet United States Senator York Times, Feb. 14, 20)

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