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Mnuchin rejects Democrats' demand for Trump's tax returns, citing DOJ advice

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„I have determined that the committee’s request lacks a legitimate legislative purpose,“ the Treasury Secretary wrote
The Treasury Department will not release President Trump’s tax returns to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, citing guidance from the Department of Justice, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin wrote in a letter Monday.
„In reliance on the advice of the Department of Justice, I have determined that the committee’s request lacks a legitimate legislative purpose, and pursuant to section 6103, the department is therefore not authorized to disclose the requested returns and return information,“ Mnuchin wrote.

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