"That's all," the reporter said.
"Oh, usually it's 10, so I guess they're giving up," Trump said.
After a Democratic House committee chairman requests President Trump's tax returns from the IRS, the President said he's not "inclined" to provide them until he's not under audit: "I'm always under audit it seems" https://t.co/0B7XmmkwIt pic.twitter.com/SwBukET2ln
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 3, 2019
According to Cox Media Group Washington correspondent Jamie Dupree, a letter submitted Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, the Democratic chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, requests Trump's personal tax returns, as well as those for a revocable trust in his name and several Trump businesses.
>> Jamie Dupree: Democrats ask IRS for Trump's personal, business tax returns
Congressional Democrats officially ask the IRS to turn over six years of President Trump's tax returns https://t.co/Wl0xUMo1eN
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) April 3, 2019
"Consistent with its authority, the Committee is considering legislative proposals and conducting oversight related to our Federal tax laws, including, but not limited to, the extent to which the IRS audits and enforces the Federal tax laws against a President," wrote the congressman from Massachusetts. "Under the Internal Revenue Manual, individual income tax returns of a President are subject to mandatory examination, but this practice is IRS policy and not codified in the Federal tax laws. It is necessary for the Committee to determine the scope of any such examination and whether it includes a review of underlying business activities required to be reported on the individual income tax return."
Chairman @RepRichardNeal has sent a written request to @IRSnews formally requesting #POTUS’ #taxreturns. Details here: pic.twitter.com/fwcbG9qpBI
— Ways & Means Committee (@WaysMeansCmte) April 3, 2019
Dupree reported that Neal said the "request is about policy, not politics."
"We have completed the necessary groundwork for a request of this magnitude, and I am certain we are within our legitimate legislative, legal, and oversight rights," he said.
Trump said he isn't "inclined" to hand over his tax documents, claiming he is being audited.
"We're working that out, as I'm always under audit, it seems," he told reporters Wednesday. "But I've been under audit for many years because the numbers are big, and I guess when you have a name, you're audited. But until such time that I'm not under audit, I would not be inclined to do that."
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