(CNN) After months of promises and amid growing frustration from even some of his Democratic colleagues, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal formally requested six years of Donald Trump's tax returns on Wednesday -- a move that will likely trigger one of the biggest political and legal showdowns of the President's first term. With Neal making good on his promise in the days following Democrats retaking the House in the 2018 midterms, the ball has been firmly smacked into Trump's court. Asked about Neal's move on Wednesday, Trump seemed disinclined to instruct the IRS and the broader Treasury Department to comply with the request. But I've been under audit because the numbers are big and I guess when you have a name you're audited. But until such time as I'm not under audit I would not be inclined to do that."

Source: CNN April 03, 2019 23:45 UTC