By Jeff Stein Jeff Stein Economic policy reporter Email Bio Follow May 10 at 4:36 PM A House committee issued subpoenas Friday ordering Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig to turn over President Trump’s tax returns by next Friday at 5 p.m., according to copies of the subpoenas provided by the committee.
Trump refused to release his tax returns during the 2016 presidential campaign in a break with decades of precedent from previous presidents. 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.
The Trump administration has rejected Democrats’ requests for the president’s tax returns as violations of taxpayer privacy, with an attorney hired by the president and congressional Republicans echoing similar concerns. Mnuchin repeatedly asked for more time to respond to Neal’s request before rejecting it outright earlier this month.
Fahrenthold The American experiment is now doomed to failure, as is inevitable with any system. Whether we are to be a government of laws and not of men is up to Congress and the American people. Neither appears worthy of same however at this moment.
Fahrenthold Contempt for 2 please on whole wheat
Fahrenthold Start inherent contempt proceedings now
Fahrenthold And then put the hammer down. No more thinking about, considering, meeting on.
Jail them.
Excellent!!
There is no government
Trump income before becoming President is nobody’s business But how politicians became millionaires after going into office should be public
Good
EthanBearman The Witch Hunt continues...More waste of Taxpayers money...kidkohls72
HouseDemocrats ...ENOUGH!! LOCK THEM UP!!!!!🚨🚨🚨
Mr Trump aides treat Trump like if he was above the law. This is a criminal behaviour.
And the corrupt Dems continue to act like children. Maybe President Trump, should return the favor and start looking at returns of Democrats. I bet that would piss them off!
. ThusSpakeZaRussianCash PUTINtrump2020 MAGA = ManipulatingAmericasGullibleAspirants GOP = GuzzlingOrangePiss .
Give them until Monday afternoon, this isn't hard to do.
I’m willing to listen to people that can articulate how having Trump’s taxes is tied to legitimate legislative agenda. Now that there is a subpoena by law this standard must be reached in a congressional subpoena for it to be fully enforceable.
All of them should be put to “Part Time”! Apparently they don’t have enough work 2 fill an 8 hour day so they became ACTIVISTS. Part Time with 1/2 the Salary! Plus, let’s break up the GANG in DC + force every one to LIVE IN THEIR OWN STATE + Term Limits!! No more Lifers!!
At what point does Mnuchin say “enough with this bullshit”, resign and head back to the Hamptons? He doesn’t need this headache.
lol - how pathetic. They won’t get them 😂
Not connected to any legislative project. Harassment.
Bad link but the tweet is great news.
Quit reaching and try and actually beat him in 2020. Wasting time and money
Sure glad these people are using the taxpayers resources wisely
I think a judge has to approve the release of tax returns. The House is just a political Trump hater!
Looking forward to this perp walk
Broken link here
THEY BOTH SHOULD BE LOCKED UP.
They spend so much time going after Trump and so little time helping American working famalies. They don't care about you. walkaway Even illegals are more important to them than you WalkAwayFromDemocrats
Yes....some more idiots they can hold in contempt because of what suck-ups they are to trump!!!
Yipee.
Never ending clown show.
LockUpMnuchin!!
It's on!!
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