Draft IRS memo: Trump tax returns must be given to Congress

Published May 22, 2019 1:59am ET



A confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo reportedly crafted last fall says the president must turn over tax returns to Congress unless executive privilege is exerted.

The content of the 10-page memo, which was reported Tuesday by the Washington Post, directly contradicts Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s assertion that President Trump does not have to turn over his tax returns because there isn’t a “legitimate legislative purpose” for releasing them to Congress.

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