Treasury's Mnuchin: Will try to shield Trump tax returns
Posted on AllSides March 14th, 2019
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The U.S. Treasury will work to shield President Donald Trump from a congressional request to see his tax returns, protecting his privacy just like it would for any taxpayer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday.
Democrats took control of the House of Representatives this year and are expected to demand to see Trump’s past tax returns, hoping the documents will help to identify any conflicts of interest posed by Trump’s global business empire.
Trump defied decades of precedent as a presidential candidate by refusing to release his tax documents...