White House lawyers consulted with Treasury officials about President Donald Trump's tax returns before Democratic lawmakers formally requested access to them, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday. Democrat lawmakers last week officially requested six years of Trump's tax filings,
Washington - White House lawyers consulted with Treasury officials about President Donald Trump's tax returns before Democratic lawmakers formally requested access to them, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday.
But he revealed that, prior to receiving the request, Treasury Department officials had been in contact with the White House to discuss it -- even though Mnuchin himself was not personally involved. The conversations were"purely informational," Mnuchin said, adding that he personally had not been briefed on their contents.
"I believe that these presidents released their returns on a voluntary basis," Mnuchin testified."They made individual decisions. The general public when they elected President Trump made the decision to elect him without his tax returns."
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