Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said it’s a “good guess” that his department will respond to House Ways and Means’s request for Trump’s tax returns by tomorrow, reporters in Congress said today.
Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) demanded in the April 3 letter to IRS commissioner Chuck Rettig that the government reply by April 10.
“In general, we try to accommodate these requests,” Mnuchin reportedly said, after being asked if the Treasury would meet Neal’s deadline. “I’m not going to make a specific comment on that, but it would be a good guess.”
Neal asked for six years of tax returns for Trump’s businesses and individual filings, as well as the IRS’s work papers surrounding Trump’s tax information.
Yes, and the reply will be “Fuck no you can’t have them.”
No doubt they will refuse to release the forms, which is a clear violation of the law. So, this will head to court…the question is if they will get a judge who follows the clear reading of the law, or one that decides fealty to Trump and the Republicans is more important than following the laws and Constitution. This should be a slam dunk case, even if it goes all the way to the SC…the fact that there is even a question about that shows the trouble our republic is in, thanks to the Republicans and their march for total power.
Or, we are looking into the matter, please give us… 2 or so years maybe…
Better just rip off the band-aid and get it over with, Steve. Pay now, or pay later. You have no choice.
Larry Summers says Mnuchin has nothing to do with this.