The House Ways and Means Committee on Saturday sent another letter to the Internal Revenue Service, requesting President Donald Trump's tax returns.
The letter comes after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin informed the Committee he would not be able to review the Committee's request for President Donald Trump's tax returns by the April 10th deadline.
Mnuchin expressed a concern over releasing the returns because of the precedent it would set and the potential for this to be used for political attacks.
"The Committee's request raises serious issues concerning the constitutional scope of Congressional investigative authority, the legitimacy of the asserted legislative purpose, and the constitutional right of American citizens," Mnuchin wrote.
The Committee's Saturday letter to the IRS reiterated their position, saying Mnuchin should not be concerned.
"Moreover, judicial precedent commands that none of the concerns raised can legitimately be used to deny the Committee's request."
"It is not the proper function of the IRS, Treasury, or Justice to question or second guess the motivations of the Committee or its reasonable determinations regarding its need for the requested tax returns and return information," Neal said.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/04/13/treasury-secretary-mnuchin-explains-why-hes-reluctant-to-hand-over-trumps-tax-r-n2544740
The letter comes after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin informed the Committee he would not be able to review the Committee's request for President Donald Trump's tax returns by the April 10th deadline.
Mnuchin expressed a concern over releasing the returns because of the precedent it would set and the potential for this to be used for political attacks.
"The Committee's request raises serious issues concerning the constitutional scope of Congressional investigative authority, the legitimacy of the asserted legislative purpose, and the constitutional right of American citizens," Mnuchin wrote.
The Committee's Saturday letter to the IRS reiterated their position, saying Mnuchin should not be concerned.
"Moreover, judicial precedent commands that none of the concerns raised can legitimately be used to deny the Committee's request."
"It is not the proper function of the IRS, Treasury, or Justice to question or second guess the motivations of the Committee or its reasonable determinations regarding its need for the requested tax returns and return information," Neal said.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/04/13/treasury-secretary-mnuchin-explains-why-hes-reluctant-to-hand-over-trumps-tax-r-n2544740
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