U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal on Friday issued subpoenas for six years of President Donald Trump’s individual and business tax returns.
Neal, a Democrat, announced the move four days after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin refused his formal request for the tax records. Trump broke with decades of precedent by not releasing his returns as a presidential candidate and has continued to withhold them as president.
Neal issued subpoenas to Mnuchin and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig, giving them until May 17 at 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) to produce Trump’s tax records.
“While I do not take this step lightly, I believe this action gives us the best opportunity to succeed and obtain the requested material,” Neal said in a statement.
“I sincerely hope that the Treasury Department will furnish the requested material in the next week so the committee can quickly begin its…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
