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US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin refuses to give Trump's tax returns to Congress
Published time: 6 May, 2019 21:43 Edited time: 6 May, 2019 21:58
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has officially refused to turn over six years of President Donald Trump’s tax filings to House Democrats, declaring their request lacked a “legitimate legislative purpose.”
The House Ways and Means Committee requested tax documents from Trump and several of his businesses for the years 2013 to 2018 last month, claiming they were necessary “to ensure the accountability of our government and elected officials,” but Trump’s administration refused to comply with the demand.
Mnuchin’s official refusal came in the form of a letter on Monday. He had previously ignored two deadlines set by the committee for turning over the returns, stating he would not give them up until it had been “determined to be consistent with law.”
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