The powerful Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Richard Neal, has formally requested the IRS to hand over President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
“In a letter to the IRS sent Wednesday and first obtained by CNN,” CNN reports, “Neal cites a little known IRS code in his request for six years of Trump’s personal tax returns from 2013 to 2018. He also requested the tax returns of eight of Trump’s business entities, a nod to escalating pressure from liberals in the caucus who have argued that Trump’s personal returns wouldn’t sufficiently paint a picture of the President’s financial history.”
The IRS will likely attempt to get permission from Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who has said he will follow the law, but that is subject to interpretation.
More likely is the request will become the basis of a standoff between the Trump administration and the Courts.
CNN suggests it could take years to resolve.
UPDATE: Here’s MSNBC’s report:
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