Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Denies Democrats’ Request for Trump Tax Return

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Washington, on April 9, 2019. Reuters/Aaron P. Bernstein

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the administration won’t be turning President Donald Trump’s tax returns over to the Democratic-controlled House.

In a letter on May 6, Mnuchin said that the request “lacks a legitimate legislative purpose” as Supreme Court precedent requires, and that the Justice Department is “not authorized to disclose the requested returns and return information.”