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House Democrats Sue IRS and Treasury for Trump Tax Returns

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The House Ways and Means Committee sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department on Tuesday over President Trump’s tax returns.

President Trump is the first president not to provide his tax returns and House Democrats are on a mission to get the documents.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig defied subpoenas for President Trump’s tax returns leading Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) to file in federal court for, “the courts to enforce a subpoena that Mr. Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig have defied.”

Fox Business reports:

“Despite its mandatory obligation, the Treasury Department failed to comply with the law and denied the Committee’s request. The Administration also refused to comply with the subpoenas,” Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., said in a statement. “Due to that noncompliance, the Committee is now pursuing this matter in the federal courts.”

The Department of Justice supported Mnuchin’s decision in May to defy the subpoena and issued a 33-page legal opinion last month, citing a lack of “legitimate legislative purpose.”

The Hill reports:

“While the Executive Branch should accord due deference and respect to congressional requests, Treasury was not obliged to accept the Committee’s stated purpose without question, and based on all the facts and circumstances, we agreed that the Committee lacked a legitimate legislative purpose for its request,” Steven Engel, an assistant attorney general in DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel, said in the 33-page opinion.

Earlier this year, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) backed not turning over the president’s tax returns referencing there’s no legal requirement to do so.

House Democrats vowed to go after President Trump’s tax returns if they gained control in 2016.

However, the clock is ticking with a new House of Representatives come January 2020 which means the process would need to start all over.

Deneen Borelli

Deneen Borelli is the author of Blacklash: How Obama and the Left are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation. Deneen is a contributor with Newsmax Broadcasting. She is a former Fox News contributor and has appeared regularly on “Hannity,” “Fox & Friends,” “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” and “America’s Newsroom.” She has also appeared on Fox Business Network programs “Making Money with Charles Payne,” “The Evening Edit with Liz MacDonald,” and “Cavuto: Coast to Coast.” Previously, Deneen appeared on MSNBC, CNN, the BBC and C-SPAN. In addition to television, Deneen co-hosted radio programs on the SiriusXM Patriot channel with her husband Tom. Recently, Deneen co-hosted the Reigniting Liberty podcast with Tom. Deneen is a frequent speaker at political events, including the FreedomWorks 9.12.2009 March on D.C. which drew a crowd estimated at over 800,000 people. Deneen is also an Ambassador with CloutHub.com, a social media platform that promotes free speech, and with the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) which advances policies that put Americans first. Deneen testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources in May 2011 and before the Ohio House Public Utilities Committee in December 2011. Previously, Deneen was a BlazeTV.com host, Outreach Director with FreedomWorks.org overseeing its Empower.org outreach program, a Project 21 Senior Fellow, and Manager of Media Relations with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Prior to joining CORE, Deneen worked at Philip Morris USA for 20 years. During her corporate career at Philip Morris she worked in various positions, her last as Project Management Coordinator in the Information Management department where she was responsible for the department’s mandated quality processes, communications, sales information and database management. Deneen began her Philip Morris career as a secretary and advanced to positions of increasing responsibilities. Deneen worked full-time and attended classes at night for 11 years to earn her B.A. in Managerial Marketing from Pace University, New York City. Deneen served on the Board of Trustees with The Opportunity Charter School in Harlem, New York. She appeared in educational videos for children, worked as a runway fashion model, and auditioned for television commercials. Her interests include ancient history, pistol target shooting, photography, and volunteering at her church. Deneen currently resides in Connecticut with her husband Tom.

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