“Congress in effect placed tax return information in a locked safe in 1976, but it preserved one key for purposes of disclosing such information to the public,” said George K. Yin, a University of Virginia tax law professor. “It gave that key to the tax committees. Nor has he said whether he will request tax information on the Trump Organization or just the president’s personal returns. As written, the law does not give the Trump administration clear grounds to deny a request from Mr. Neal. It says only that the Treasury secretary “shall” furnish the information upon request.

Source: New York Times February 08, 2019 00:33 UTC