Democrat Weighs Releasing Complaint About IRS Trump Tax Audit
- Report could bolster Democrats’ claim to obtain Trump’s taxes
- House lawyers are reviewing whether to release the allegation
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A key House Democrat said he’s consulting lawyers about whether to make public a complaint by a federal employee about possible misconduct in the Internal Revenue Service’s auditing of President Donald Trump.
The complaint raises allegations about “inappropriate efforts to influence” the audit process, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal said in a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in August. Neal told reporters on Friday that a decision on releasing the complaint depends on advice he receives from lawyers for the House of Representatives.