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The Trump Tax Return Whistleblower May Have Given Congress A ‘Bombshell’ Tip

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) — President Donald Trump displays the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package he had just signed, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump touted the size of the tax cut, declaring t... President Donald Trump displays the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package he had just signed, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump touted the size of the tax cut, declaring to reporters in the Oval Office before he signed it Friday that "the numbers will speak." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) MORE LESS

September 6, 2019 5:44 p.m.

It’s incredibly tantalizing.

A whistleblower tipped off the House Ways and Means committee to alleged misconduct in how the Internal Revenue Service is auditing President Donald Trump’s tax returns.

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