The Trump administration rejected House Democrats’ subpoena for the president’s tax returns
, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reiterated what he told Neal in earlier letters: The administration does not believe Democrats have a “legitimate legislative” reason for seeking the tax filings.“For the same reasons, we are unable to provide the requested information in response to the committee’s subpoena,” he said.earlier this week that he expected the dispute to be settled by the courts. Also, the administration is defying subpoenas from Democrats on several other fronts.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.. She could have the entire chamber vote to authorize the House general counsel, Douglas Letter, to file suit against the administration. Another potential, and likely faster, option would be to have a group of House leaders known as the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group vote to authorize the suit, though there are questions about whether that is allowable under the chamber’s rules.
Neal has been demanding six years worth of Trump’s personal tax records, along with those of several of his businesses, since early April.
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