At an event at the White House on Wednesday after Neal issued his request, Trump repeated the same explanation. Neal’s request, which was made in a two-page letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, seeks broad details about Trump’s personal tax returns from 2013 to 2018 — including whether the returns are or have been under audit. Neal has been under pressure from some Democrats this year to move quickly on the tax returns request, given that the effort could lead to lengthy court battles. Grassley added that he does not think he will be making a similar request for Trump’s returns — although Grassley has said previously that if House Democrats get Trump’s tax returns, he will want his committee to have them, too. Along with Neal, Grassley is the other congressional lawmaker with the legal power to request a person’s tax returns.

Source: Washington Post April 03, 2019 22:24 UTC