In the dispute over the publication of the tax returns of U.S. President Donald Trump, a further escalation is imminent. Minister of Finance, Steven Mnuchin informed the Finance and tax Committee of the house of representatives on Wednesday that he could not comply with one of the panel on this day deadline for the Delivery of the statements. Mnuchin said in his Letter, also questioned whether the requirement of the democratic Committee Chairman Richard Neal was at all legitimate. You have to be taken in consultation with the Ministry of justice.
Trump has released his tax returns yet never. Normally, presidential candidates make during the election campaign. The Democrats in the house of representatives had requested in the last week, the Ministry of Finance tax authority, the IRS formally, the tax returns of Trump and several of his companies for tax years 2013 to 2018.
The White house dismissed the claim. Trump made on Wednesday that he still refuses to release his tax returns. He won’t give out the explanations, as long as this would still be reviewed by the financial authorities, said the Republican President.
critics believe Trumps the Argument for an excuse. There is no law that says that you are not allowed to give out tax returns, so long as they are checked. The democratic Congressman Dan Kildee, had called into question last week in the CNN, is whether a tax audit the course. “He says the. But as we know, the President said a lot of things.“
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Mnuchin rejected the claim of the Chairman of the Committee package and stressed that they respect the oversight by the Congress. As a Minister, he must ensure, however, that the taxpayer would be protected and laws are complied with. The legal implications of the requirement “could affect the protection of all Americans against the politically motivated disclosure of personal tax information, regardless of which party is in Power”.
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A lawyer Trumps had asked the Finance Ministry last week, with a similar Argument to the tax returns of his clients. In a US media published the Letter from the Prosecutor it was said that the claim of the Democrats was purely politically motivated and accomplish any legislative purpose. The Democrats have, since January, a majority in the house of representatives. The Senate Trumps the Republicans continue to dominate. (dpa)
