IG report clears Mnuchin of charges he mishandled congressional demand for Trump's tax returns

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An inspector general report found that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin didn't violate department procedures in handling a congressional request for Trump's tax returns

However, the report — released Friday by Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley — does not settle the legal matters surrounding the issue. The investigators made no conclusion about whether the decision to withhold the information was legally sound, with Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Sally Luttrell writing that was beyond the scope of the investigation.

Erin Hatch, a spokeswoman for Neal, said he “maintains that the law is on his side and he believes his request should be granted." Mnuchin maintains that Neal needs a legitimate legislative reason to obtain the returns and doesn’t have one. In addition, Delmar is one of a handful of temporary inspector generals, performing the role while awaiting the president's nomination of a permanent replacement. Trump has attacked other IGs who have issued reports unfavorable to the administration, most recently assailing Health and Human Services watchdog Christi Grimm — another acting IG — for a report on hospital preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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This is a picture of what a carpet bagger or grifter looks like.

Is this one of the IGs that Trump has been firing? Because they’ve been identifying waste, fraud and abuse? And as such have no place in the realDonaldTrump administration?

So he says!!!

Another fantasy land report from a Trump appointee. The law could not be clearer. The tax returns 'shall' be turned over when requested by Congress.

Billionaires have won against the American people trump will tie them up for ever wasting tax payers money fighting to hide information,two things republicans saved his ass and second can our country with stand trump winning another four years of corruption and intimidation “no”

Here’s one inspector general who won’t be fired

srubenfeld Now thae whole of the US have to wait till after November 3th.

srubenfeld Horror!

Of course. The UG is not independent. Especially considering all the firing Trump has done lately

I guess “shall” has a multitude of different and arbitrary meanings?

Lol

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