.RepMikeQuigley calls the Justice Department’s legal opinion supporting the Treasury secretary's refusal to turn over President Trump’s tax returns “another real serious blow to the independence of the Justice Department.”
"The law required Treasury to deny that request," Assistant Attorney General Steven Engel wrote in a strongly-worded 33-page opinion, concluding that the demand for tax information amounted to an"unprecedented" use of the House Ways and Means Committee's authority and raised a"serious risk of abuse.
"Recognizing that the Committee may not pursue exposure for exposure's sake, however, the Committee has devised an alternative reason for the request."As a result, OLC concluded that the Treasury secretary had an affirmative duty not to disclose the taxes given that disclosing that taxpayer information is generally prohibited.
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