The Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee set an April 23 deadline for the IRS to turn over six years of Trump's tax returns.
Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Richard Neal has set an April 23 deadline for the IRS to release six years of President Donald Trump's tax returns.Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Trump's personal attorney have pushed back on the request, saying that it may go past Congressional authority.The Democratic chairman of the U.S.
In a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal said the tax agency's failure to comply with the new deadline would be interpreted as a denial of his request. The Trump administration has already failed to comply with an earlier April 10 deadline set by Neal. Neal has argued that the committee is entitled to Trump's returns as part of its duty to oversee taxes, and says that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is obligated to fulfill the request.Trump's personal attorney William S. Consovoy has pushed back against Congressional efforts to secure the president's tax returns, saying that requests raise"serious issues concerning the constitutional scope of congressional investigative authority.
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