The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee had been quietly working behind the scenes for weeks to prepare the request for Trump's tax returns
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee has for months rebuffed calls from his liberal colleagues to demand President Donald Trump’s tax returns. And when Neal finally made the request — having it delivered in a letter handed off to the IRS commissioner late Wednesday — hardly anyone knew about it much ahead of time, even Speaker Nancy Pelosi .
Now Neal is prepared to issue a subpoena for Trump's tax returns if the administration refuses to fork them over, the latest escalation of Democrats’ multi-front investigation into the president. By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.For Neal, finally requesting Trump’s tax returns brings to a close the question that has been looming over him and the committee since Democrats won back the House in November. But the move is certain to ratchet up Democrats’ battle with Trump, with lawmakers and senior aides privately saying they’re certain the issue won’t be resolved until a judge decides.
The House Judiciary, Intel and Oversight committees have been leading the bulk of the investigative work into Trump world. But lawmakers and staffers on all of the committees involved have privately bickered over jurisdictional issues and which panel has purview over specific Trump issues.
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