The Treasury Department inspector general said his office will look into how the department handled requests for tax information from the House Ways and Means Committee
Most prominently, Neal requested President Donald Trump's tax information. That request was denied and has now landed in federal court. The request to the inspector general from Neal comes following the revelation of a whistleblower in connection with the court case.
"Chairman Neal has asked Treasury OIG to inquire into the process by which the Department received, evaluated, and responded to the Committee's request for federal tax information," Rich Delmar, the acting Inspector General, said in a statement."We are undertaking that inquiry."This story is breaking and will be updated.CNN's Caroline Kelly contributed to this report.
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