Democrats to ask Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about Donald Trump's taxes
House Democrats grilled Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday about how he would handle a request from Congress for the president's tax returns at a Capitol Hill budget hearing.
"First of all, I haven’t received the request. If you have the request for me today I’m happy to accept it," Mnuchin answered."I can’t speculate on the request until I see it.""We will examine it and we will follow the law," Mnuchin said."I’m not aware if there’s ever been a request for an elected official’s tax return, but we will follow the law and we will protect the president as we would protect any individual taxpayer under their rights.
Mnuchin told Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., that he himself"did not personally benefit," adding that his"combined individual tax rate – of state and federal – did not go down." Before the hearing, Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Penn., told ABC News,"It would be completely legitimate to ask him about any topic that falls under his purview as secretary of the Treasury. It is actually a basic function of oversight that's one of the main responsibilities of Congress."
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