apr 3, 2019 - HW&M chairman Richard Neal formally requests copies of Trump's tax returns from the IRS, with an April 10 deadline for response. By law, the committee has the authority to see anyone's confidential tax returns.
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THIS ONETrump Atty. urges Treasury Dept. General Counsel to wait for DoJ legal opinion before turning over tax returns (5/4/19)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tells two congressional committees that White House lawyers had an "informational" discussion with Treasury department lawyers about a potential request for Trump's tax returns before Congress formally requested them. He tells the committees that he thinks such discussions are appropriate, but emphasizes that he will not take direction from Trump on whether or not to release the tax returns to Congress. He says, "We would not ever ask for the White House’s permission on this, nor did they give us permission." (9/4/19)
Neal sends a letter to IRS Commissioner Rettig demanding Trump's tax returns by end of business on April 23. The letter lays out a legal argument citing judicial precedents showing he has the authority to demand the documents and the Treasury Department does not have the authority to refuse. (13/4/19)
Mnuchin expresses "some of the legal
concerns" the administration has with
his request for Trump's tax returns.
He says a decision will not be made on producing the returns until the Treasury Department receives a legal opinion from the Justice Department on May 6. The letter, which reads like a legal brief, calls into question the legality of the request and says it is politically motivated. IRS Commissioner Rettig sends a separate letter to Neal in which he says Justice Department review is "beyond the scope of internal revenue laws," leaving him unsure of what to do. Earlier in the day, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley says the Trump administration will reject requests for Trump's returns because of Trump's claim he is under audit.[152] No law actually prevents tax returns from being released due to an audit, as emphasized by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. (23/4/19)
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin refuses to give
Trump's tax returns to HW&M Committee (6/5/19)
HW&M Committee chairman
Neal subpoenas Treasury
department and IRS for
Trump's tax returns. (10/5/19)
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin
and IRS Commissioner Rettig
defy the May 10 subpoena
of Trump's tax returns (17/5/19)
It is reported that according to a confidential draft
legal memo written by IRS staffers the IRS must
honor congressional requests for Trump's tax
returns unless Trump invokes executive privilege. (21/5/19)
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