President Donald Trump’s administration will not comply with a Democratic request for the president’s tax returns, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced Monday. The administration is openly defying a federal law that says Congress can have access to any private tax information it wants. Neal had asked for six years of Trump’s personal and business tax returns last month, saying Congress needs to know more about how the IRS audits the president. No White House has ever blocked a congressional request for tax returns, which are somewhat routine. And that’s probably because no president since Nixon has insisted on keeping his personal tax information a secret.

Source: Huffington Post May 06, 2019 21:54 UTC