What will we learn -- that Trump as businessman has dealings in countries that are affected by his actions as President? That he benefits (receives emoluments) from foreign governments' patronage of his DC hotel? We already know those things.
Don't get your hopes up for big dramatic revelations. He didn't declare any income for "bribe received from Russian oligarch with close ties to Putin." He didn't take a deduction for "hush-money payments to a bunch of floozies that Avenatti doesn't even know about yet."
What's more likely to emerge is the kind of complex story that was told in the New York Times reporting about the family's maneuvering under the guidance of Trump's father. Donald Trump presumably hired some lawyers and accountants to help him minimize his taxes. My guess is that, in some instances, he went beyond tax avoidance (structuring your affairs so as to reduce the tax actually owed) and ventured into tax evasion (concealing and outright lying so as to falsely reduce the amount stated to be owed). Uncovering those instances, however, will take time.
Trump is probably resisting disclosure mainly to avoid personal embarrassment: His income figure will be lower than he wants people to think it is, and he'll show a disgracefully low level of charitable contributions. There will be some political effects there. Just don't expect a smoking gun.
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