Hillary Clinton jabs Mnuchin, IRS chief on Tax Day over Trump returns

Hillary Clinton used Tax Day to take a jab at Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig over their refusal to release President Trump’s tax returns.

“Millions of Americans will put tax checks in the mail today. Meanwhile, the secretary of the treasury and head of the IRS continue to refuse to turn over Trump’s tax returns to Congress for reasons even they can’t clearly articulate,” the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee and former secretary of State tweeted Monday.

Millions of Americans will put tax checks in the mail today. Meanwhile, the secretary of the treasury and head of the IRS continue to refuse to turn over Trump’s tax returns to Congress for reasons even they can’t clearly articulate. #TaxDay

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 15, 2019

{mosads}House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) had requested Trump’s tax returns by April 10, but the Treasury Department missed that deadline.

Mnuchin said at the time that the department was discussing the issue with the Justice Department “to ensure that our response is fully consistent with the law and the Constitution.” Mnuchin has said he would supervise the Treasury’s review “to ensure that taxpayer protections and applicable laws are scrupulously observed, consistent with my statutory responsibilities.”

Neal later imposed a new deadline of April 23, telling Rettig that “none of the concerns raised can legitimately be used to deny the committee’s request.”

Trump broke with tradition among presidents and presidential candidates and declined to release his returns, citing an ongoing IRS audit.

Last weekend, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Democrats would “never” see Trump’s tax returns and said the issue had already been litigated in the 2016 presidential election.