Treasury Secretary Rejects Democrat’s Subpoena for Trump’s Tax Returns

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on April 24, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin refused to comply with a congressional subpoena for President Donald Trump’s tax returns on May 17.

Mnuchin rejected the request from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, a Democrat, saying that it lacks “a legitimate legislative purpose.”