Mnuchin says he'll follow the law if House committees ask for Trump tax returns
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he would “follow the law” if Democrats request President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
“If I receive a request, which I presume from what I’ve read in the press I will receive, I will consult with the legal department within Treasury and I will follow the law,” Mnuchin said during a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee. Democrats have said they are working on a plan to ask for ten years of the president’s tax returns under a 1924 provision of the federal tax code.
“It is happening. It [a request] is coming, so be prepared,” Rep. Bill Pascrell, a Democrat of New Jersey, told the Treasury secretary.“I’m not aware there has ever been a request for an elected officials tax return. We will protect the president as we would protect any individual taxpayer under their rights,” he said.Read: Republicans argue against ‘weaponizing’ tax code
Greg Robb Greg Robb is a senior reporter for MarketWatch in Washington. Follow him on Twitter @grobb2000.
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