Trump attorney attempts to head off Democratic tax return demand

Published April 5, 2019 8:30pm ET



President Trump, through personal attorneys, pushed back Friday on congressional Democrats’ demand to review Trump’s tax returns and those of his businesses, setting the stage for a major court fight.

In a letter sent to the IRS, Will Consovoy, a personal attorney Trump retained, argued the agency should reject the request made by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., under an obscure part of the tax code to review Trump’s tax information.

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