Treasury's watchdog says it is looking into the handling of Democrats' request for Trump's tax returns

Watchdog to review Treasury's handling of request for Trump's tax returns

The Treasury Department's internal watchdog is investigating how the department handled House Democrats' requests for President Donald Trump's tax returns, CNBC confirmed Friday.

The inspector general's inquiry puts more pressure on Steven Mnuchin's Treasury Department, which has resisted the Ways and Means Committee's attempts to get the tax returns through subpoenas and an ongoing lawsuit.Al Drago | Reuters Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., asked acting Inspector General Rich Delmar in a Sept. 30 letter to investigate how Treasury handled the House panel's request to hand over tax returns for Trump and his businesses.

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