MSNBC host Rachel Maddow announced Tuesday afternoon on Twitter that she has gained access to President Donald Trump's tax returns.

Maddow promised to release the returns on her show on Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. ET.

"BREAKING: We've got Trump tax returns," Maddow wrote.

BREAKING: We've got Trump tax returns. Tonight, 9pm ET. MSNBC.



(Seriously).- Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 14, 2017

Trump's tax returns have been a point of contention since he refused to release them during the presidential race last year. In October, The New York Times obtained a copy of Trump's tax records from the 1990s, revealing tax benefits that he received from failed projects in the 1990s, including Atlantic City casinos, the Plaza Hotel and an airline endeavor. Then, in January, a petition was started on Whitehouse.gov calling for Trump to release his taxes, receiving over one million signatures.

Maddow has recently been enjoying a massive ratings bump, outrating every other primetime show last week. The host, who is open about her left-leaning political inclinations, beat her direct right-wing competition, Fox News' Tucker Carlson, by 14 percent in the targeted news demo of 25-54 year old adults.

Maddow has also been openly critical of President Trump during his first 100 days in office.

Author and Daily Beast columnist, David Cay Johnston, announced on Twitter that he will join Maddow to discuss Trump's taxes.

On @maddow I'll break a big story about Trump and his taxes - 9PM eastern via @DCReportMedia Ill be on @lawrence, too.

- David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) March 15, 2017

MSNBC also displayed a "Trump Taxes Countdown Clock" prior to the airing of Maddow's show.

Maddow revealed that she had Trump's 1090 forms from 2005. "What we've got is from 2005... the President's 1040 form," Maddow said in a tweet.

What we've got is from 2005... the President's 1040 form... details to come tonight 9PM ET, MSNBC.

- Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 15, 2017

Reuters reporters shared the White House's response to the announcement, which included information about Trump's taxes that year. "Mr. Trump paid $38 million dollars even after taking even after taking into account large scale depreciation for construction, on an income of over $150 million," the statement read.

.@WhiteHouse statement on Maddow show @realDonaldTrump tax return via @ewstephe pic.twitter.com/nP8Z0o94p6

- David Shepardson (@davidshepardson) March 15, 2017

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