Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is under a Monday deadline to tell House Democrats if he will hand over President Donald Trump's personal income tax returns, and a person quoted as familiar with his thinking said he is not likely to turn over the documents.
CNN reports its source said it is not clear if Mnuchin will reject the request Monday or at a later point. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal first requested the documents April 3, and Mnuchin already has missed two deadlines since that time.
Mnuchin has told members of Congress he has been consulting with attorneys from the Justice Department about the tax returns.
"This is probably one of the most important decisions I will make," Mnuchin told reporters last week, reports Bloomberg. "It's not just about a congressional investigation into the president's tax returns – it's about my responsibility to follow the law."
Trump has been refusing to release his taxes since the time he was a presidential candidate. Democrats directed their request first to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig but Mnuchin interceded twice and said in April he would deliver his response by May 6.
Democrats say the Ways and Means Committee can request Trump's personal tax returns through a statute permitting the House Ways and Means Committee chairman, the Senate Finance Committee chairman, and the chief of staff for the Joint Committee on Taxation to request any person's tax information.
Mnuchin, however, argues the request raises constitutional issues concerning taxpayer privacy and setting the precedent of releasing the returns can "potentially" weaponize the IRS.
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