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The New York Times published a trove of information on President Trump's taxes.

Is this it? Are these the tax returns the country's been waiting for years for?

Basically, yes. The Times did not publish the documents themselves that they obtained

because they didn't want to jeopardize their sources.

But they basically got to look at tax return data extending over more than two decades

related to President Trump, including his complete returns as prepared by his accountants

through the year 2017.

And there's been a lot of focus, of course, on the President's taxes through court proceedings,

through congressional hearings.

What exactly has the country been waiting to learn this whole time?

So it was very unusual that Trump refused to release his tax returns while running for

President in 2016. It went against decades of recent precedent.

And he continued his unconvincing excuses about why he wasn't doing this ever since he's been elected.

And as far as the tax returns, as soon as the audit is complete, like any lawyer would tell you,

Greta van Sustrin, she was going over a while ago. She's a lawyer.

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