The Democrats have done it now – they have officially asked for Trump’s taxes to be released from the IRS to Congress.
NEWS: House Ways & Means Chairman @RepRichardNeal writes a letter asking the IRS to hand over the federal income tax returns of Donald J. Trump. pic.twitter.com/J84Im8EfF6
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 3, 2019
Watch below:
From the Hill:
House Democrats have formally requested copies of President Trump’s tax returns, taking action on one of their top oversight priorities.
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) sent a letter Wednesday to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig requesting six years of Trump’s personal and business tax returns, from 2013-2018, by April 10.
“The IRS has a policy of auditing the tax returns of all sitting presidents and vice-presidents, yet little is known about the effectiveness of this program,” Neal said in a statement. “On behalf of the American people, the Ways and Means Committee must determine if that policy is being followed, and, if so, whether these audits are conducted fully and appropriately.”
“In order to fairly make that determination, we must obtain President Trump’s tax returns and review whether the IRS is carrying out its responsibilities,” he added. “The Committee has a duty to examine whether Congressional action may be needed to require such audits, and to oversee that they are conducted properly.”
What’s weird is that Trump sounds kinda resigned and not very angry about it, after years of denying to produce his taxes:
Given recent history this will probably happen next:
The shocking finale to this season of “President Trump” is Dems finally getting his tax returns and discovering that … everything seems to be on the up-and-up
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) April 3, 2019
Will the IRS simply deny the request? I guess we’ll soon find out.