Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said his department is reviewing a request by a top House Democrat to provide President Donald Trump's tax returns to lawmakers.
Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday.
Mnuchin also revealed that Treasury Department lawyers have talked to the White House counsel's office about the question of releasing Trump's returns, telling lawmakers that the consultations occurred before the request arrived last week. Mnuchin said the conversations were"purely informational" and he has not been briefed on their content.
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said in a Sunday show appearance that lawmakers will"never" see Trump's returns. , relying on a 1924 statute that states the Treasury Department"shall furnish" them to when requested. The IRS is part of the Treasury Department.
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