It's deadline day for Trump's tax returns

House Democrats aren't optimistic they'll see Trump's tax returns Wednesday.

That's the deadline they had given IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig to turn over six years of President Donald Trump's personal and business tax returns to House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, a Massachusetts Democrat.

But a week after Neal made his formal request for Trump's tax information, including information on eight of the President's business entities, Democrats are fully anticipating a drawn-out political and legal showdown as the administration digs in and Democrats prepare to go to court.

"They want to rig this thing. They've already started to do that," Rep. Bill Pascrell, a Democrat from New Jersey, told CNN. "Their excuses for not giving them up are the most hypocritical I have ever heard of any subject in the Congress, and I've been here 22 years. ... They're trying to rig it? Good. We're ready for you."

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee huddled Tuesday afternoon to discuss potential next moves and to talk about other issues before their committee.
Neal said Tuesday that he plans to send a follow-up request for the information in writing before taking more drastic steps. There are still questions about whether the committee would issue a subpoena on top of the request or if the request would be grounds enough to trigger a fight in court if the IRS didn't comply.

On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin gave just a hint at next steps, telling reporters it was a "good guess" that the Treasury Department would respond to the committee's request for Trump's tax information.

"In general, we try to accommodate these requests," Mnuchin said. "I'm not going to make a specific comment on that, but it would be a good guess."