No sign yet of Trump's tax returns, increasing likelihood of court fight

The likelihood of a court fight over President Donald Trump's tax returns grew on Wednesday when the U.S. Treasury Department said it would not meet a deadline set by Democratic legislators to provide them and Trump himself stuck to his refusal to publicly release the documents. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, in a letter to the Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives tax committee, said the panel's request for Trump's tax information "raises serious issues" and Treasury needed to consult with the Justice Department "to ensure our response is fully consistent with the law and the Constitution." "The Treasury Department will not be able to complete its review of your request" by the Wednesday midnight deadline, Mnuchin told House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal in the letter.

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