The Treasury Department missed an April 10 deadline last week set by Democrats to deliver the tax returns, and Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the department hadn’t decided whether to comply with the request. The letter marks the latest in a yearslong effort by Democrats to get access to Trump’s financial documents. Democrats say it is within their mandate of congressional oversight, but the unprecedented move has been opposed by Republicans. AOC REMINDS TRUMP IN TWEET ABOUT TAX RETURN REQUEST: 'WE DIDN'T ASK YOU'Trump has said repeatedly throughout the 2016 presidential campaign and his presidency that he can’t make public his tax returns because he is under audit. “For good reason, it would be a gross abuse of power for the majority to use tax returns as a weapon to attack, harass, and intimidate their political opponents.

Source: Fox News April 13, 2019 18:22 UTC