Fight escalates over Trump’s tax returns

Tensions are mounting in the fight over President Trump’s tax returns, as the deadline for when Democrats said the IRS must provide them to Congress approaches.

The escalating fight between Trump and Democrats puts pressure on two key administration officials who will testify on Capitol Hill on Tuesday: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig.

Trump’s surrogates are publicly criticizing Democrats’ request for the returns, with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney saying on Sunday that Democrats will “never” obtain the documents.

View the complete April 9 article by Naomi Jagoda on The Hill website here.