A federal court in Washington, DC has
ruled that the IRS may withhold President Trump's tax records sought by EPIC under the Freedom of Information Act. EPIC had
argued that the IRS has the authority to release the records to correct numerous misstatements of fact concerning the President's financial ties to Russia. The President, for example, tweeted: "Russia has never tried to use leverage over me. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA - NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING!" However, the Court ruled that “until President Trump or Congress authorizes release of the tax returns, EPIC (and the rest of the American public) will remain in the dark."
EPIC v. IRS is one of three leading open government cases concerning
Russian interference with the 2016 Presidential election. In
EPIC v. ODNI, EPIC is seeking the release of the complete report on the scope of the attack. In
EPIC v. FBI, EPIC is seeking information about the FBI’s response to the attack. EPIC will continue to pursue the release of President’s Trump’s tax records and related evidence of financial relations with the Russian government.