Mnuchin refused to hand over the financial documents for a third time earlier this week to Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal.
In the battle to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns, the Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday issued a subpoena to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charlies Rettig, to produce the president’s taxes.
“While I do not take this step lightly, I believe this action gives us the best opportunity to succeed and obtain the requested material,” Neal said in a statement accompanying the subpoenas’ announcement. “I sincerely hope that the Treasury Department will furnish the requested material in the next week so the committee can quickly begin its work.”
Mnuchin has pushed back on this request, saying it"lacks a legitimate legislative purpose, and… the Department is therefore not authorized to disclose the requested returns and return information.” The secretary had also previously warned that abiding by Neal's request"could affect protections for all Americans against politically-motivated disclosures of personal tax information, regardless of which party is in power.
“I believed then, as I do now, that reviewing the requested documents is a necessary piece of the committee’s work,” Neal said.
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