Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday rejected a subpoena from House Democrats demanding President Trump’s tax returns, setting the stage for a court battle over the documents. “We are unable to provide the requested information in response to the Committee’s subpoena,” Mnuchin wrote. House Democrats have expressed confidence the law requires the IRS to permit them to access the tax returns, a position supported by numerous legal experts. The administration has not made public the Justice Department’s legal guidance on the question of the president’s tax returns. Neal’s subpoenas demanded that for these years Mnuchin and Rettig turn over Trump’s individual income tax returns, all “administrative files” such as affidavits for those income tax returns, and income tax returns for a number of Trump’s business holdings such as the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, an umbrella entity that controls dozens of other businesses including the Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida.

Source: Washington Post May 17, 2019 20:08 UTC