Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D- N.Y., tweeted Wednesday that President Trump must comply with a House committee’s request for the release of his tax returns.
The New York lawmaker suggested Congress would not be taking “no” for an answer.
“Congress: ‘We’re going to need a copy of the President’s tax returns from 2013-2018,'” she said in her tweet.
“45: ‘No, I’m ‘under audit.'”
“Congress: ‘We didn’t ask you,'” her tweet concluded, along with the receipt and nail polish emojis.
Congress: “We’re going to need a copy of the President’s tax returns from 2013-2018.”
45: “No, I’m ‘under audit.’ ”
Congress: “We didn’t ask you.”
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 3, 2019
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., submitted a request Wednesday for six years’ worth of Trump’s personal and business tax returns, setting up a potential major legal conflict with the administration. Democrats believe the tax information could give them insight into any potential ethical or legal conflicts of interest Trump may have.
“Congress, as a co-equal branch of government, has a duty to conduct oversight of departments and officials,” Neal wrote in the letter to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig. “The Ways and Means Committee in particular has a responsibility to conduct oversight of our voluntary Federal tax system and determine how Americans – including those elected to our highest office – are complying with those laws.”
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The committee put a deadline of April 10 for the documents to be turned in by Trump.
Trump said he is “not inclined” to release his tax returns, citing an ongoing audit.
