WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday denied he was breaking the law by refusing to turn over President Donald Trump’s income tax return and took objective at a Democratic lawmaker who has continued to press for the documents.
FILE IMAGE: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin affirms prior to a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President’s FY2021 Budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 12,2020 REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Image
” I find it offending that you’re informing me that I’m breaking the law and incredible lies,” Mnuchin stated throughout a hearing held by the U.S. Legislature Ways and Way Committee on the Trump administration’s fiscal 2021 budget demand.
The exchange came after over a year of legal battles between the panel and the Trump administration over the Republ