Neal, the only Democrat on Capitol Hill with the power to take such action, is using a little-known IRS code in requesting six years of Trump's personal returns and also wants records from eight of the President's business entities. Democrats have also justified an effort to open Trump's returns as a way to examine how much he and his businesses -- from which he is not fully divested -- benefited from the massive GOP tax reform law. Asked whether he would comply with the Democratic request, Trump said that "until such time as I'm not under audit I would not be inclined to do that." Mnuchin said at a congressional hearing in March that he would "comply with the law" if asked to release Trump's returns -- though also suggested the final call could rest with the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Neal argued that he needed to see Trump's returns in order to properly consider legislation related to the IRS's practice of auditing sitting presidents.

Source: CNN April 04, 2019 04:52 UTC