It was another wild day in Washington as President Trump stormed out of a three-minute Oval Office meeting with Democratic congressional leaders, Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the president of a “cover-up” and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held firm on his refusal to release Mr. Trump’s tax returns to Congress. In a victory for Representative Adam B. Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, the Justice Department agreed to release some documents related to the Mueller report. And in New York, state lawmakers passed a bill that would give Congress a path to obtain Mr. Trump’s state tax returns. Congress and the PresidencyAs Democrats weigh impeachment, Ms. Pelosi accused the president of “a cover-up.” Later, Mr. Trump abruptly ended a meeting — three minutes in — with her and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York. Read on: Trump Walks Out on Democrats After 3 MinutesFor context: Frustrated House Democrats Pin Their Hopes on MuellerEven more: What the 2020 Democrats Have Said About Impeachment

Source: New York Times May 22, 2019 17:02 UTC