On Monday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin denied the request of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal to obtain Trump’s federal tax returns. Mnuchin cited the reason that the request lacked a “legitimate legislative purpose” and “presents serious constitutional questions.”
New York State TRUST Act will allow Congress perform its oversight function
On Wednesday, New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, commented,“This President and his administration have repeatedly shown a true hostility to the rule of law and presidential customs. No person is above the law and New Yorkers, as well as all Americans, deserve transparency from their elected officials at every level of government.”
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler commented that New York’s TRUST Act is a “workaround to a White House that continues to obstruct and stonewall the legitimate oversight work of Congress.”
Nadler added that obtaining Trump’s state tax returns will “enable Congress perform its oversight function and maintain the rule of law. He noted that generally, the state tax returns match the federal tax returns.
