House panel votes to release some of Trump's tax returns | USA TODAY

The Democrat-led House Ways and Means Committee voted to release some of former President Donald Trump's tax returns in the next few days.

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A House committee voted Tuesday to publicly release some of Donald Trump's tax returns, despite Republican threats to retaliate against President Joe Biden and other Democrats. It is not known exactly when the Trump tax documents will become available. Lawmakers said that personal information must be redacted from the documents, and the process could take at least a couple of days.

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee said releasing the Trump tax returns is in the public interest, and part of an effort to improve auditing procedures at the Internal Revenue Service.

"This was never about being punitive. It was never about being malicious," said Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the Democratic committee chairman, after a party-line vote following a closed-door debate that lasted more than four hours. Trump did not immediately comment on the committee vote.