Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig were given until 5pm on Friday to respond to House Democrats' demands.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin gets up after testifying about the budget during a Financial Services and General Government subcommittee hearing, Wednesday May 15, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. By Jeff Stein Jeff Stein Economic policy reporter Email Bio Follow May 17 at 4:06 PM Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday rejected a subpoena from House Democrats demanding copies of President Trump’s tax returns, setting the stage for a court battle over the documents.
The denial sets up a federal court fight over Trump’s financial records, the source of significant speculation since Trump refused to release them during the 2016 presidential campaign in a break with decades of precedent. Legal experts say Neal is likely to sue the administration in federal court to enforce the subpoenas.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff said earlier this week he will hold meetings to discuss holding Trump Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt for ignoring the committee's subpoena of an unredacted copy of the special counsel's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Rep. Jerrold Nadler , chair of the judiciary committee, has also moved to hold Barr in contempt for defying an additional subpoena for the report and other documents.
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