Would be a shame if the Senate found it necessary to investigate why Neal hasn’t released them and subpoenaed them. Democrats really don’t want to start down this road. It will not go well for them.
Via Daily Caller:
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, who has demanded President Donald Trump release his tax returns, claimed he had released his own returns in the past. But according to previous reports, Neal had not released these documents when previously asked.
Chairman Neal sent a letter Wednesday to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig requesting Trump’s personal and business returns for 2013 through 2018. It is the first time in 45 years, such a demand has been made of a sitting president. (RELATED: House Chairman Asks IRS For Six Years Of Trump Taxes)
Neal claims to be ready to issue a subpoena if the documents are not sent over. President Trump previously claimed he could not release his tax returns because he was being audited.
“Until such time as I am not under audit, I will not be doing that, thank you,” Trump told reporters Wednesday.
Neal himself, however, has not released his own tax returns when the press requested them. He previously claimed early last month, according to The Washington Times, that he would release his own returns “down the road,” but his returns have yet to surface. Chairman Neal’s office did not respond to the Caller’s request for comment.
“Oh, sure — yeah, down the road, sure — that’s nothing,” he said. “I’ve done that in the past, by the way.”