Treasury Sec. Mnuchin on requests from House Democrats for President Trump's tax returns: 'We will protect the president as we would protect any taxpayer.'
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrives to testify on "The President's FY2020 Budget Proposal" before the House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 14, 2019.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.
The unprecedented move likely would set off a huge legal battle between Trump's administration and Democrats controlling the House. The fight could take years to resolve, possibly stretching beyond the 2020 presidential election. Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani has suggested the Democrats could have a hard time proving their demand was intended for pursuing legitimate congressional oversight and was not a political scavenger hunt.
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