House Democrats Subpoena Trump Tax Records

“The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee subpoenaed the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service on Friday, disregarding the Treasury secretary’s refusal this week to hand over six years of President Trump’s personal and business tax returns and demanding access,” the New York Times reports.

“The subpoenas from Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Charles Rettig, the I.R.S. commissioner, amounted to an unexpected shift in tactics in the yearslong Democratic effort to secure tax returns that President Trump has refused to release.”

Washington Post: “Legal experts have said Mnuchin’s refusal to turn over the returns is unprecedented, noting a 1924 law explicitly gives lawmakers the authority to seek the records.”

CNN: “While Neal did not need a subpoena to eventually move to court, he issued them on the advice of House counsel whom he consulted with throughout the process.”