The president's returns are integral to the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry.
After Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin refused to comply with an initial request for Trump's tax returns, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal sent a second letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig demanding his agency comply with the law and release six years' worth by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
Mnuchin refused again, violating federal law.
As Judge David Tatel wrote:
"Contrary to the President's arguments, the Committee possesses authority under both the House Rules and the Constitution to issue the subpoena, and Mazars must comply."
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted on Thursday:
" Don't let the door hit you on the way out or whatever."
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo followed with:
" Good riddance.
"It's not like @realDonaldTrump paid taxes here anyway... He's all yours, Florida."Cuomo added on MSNBC:
"The fight will continue, and I think it is a desperate legal move where he's now going to argue, 'Well the state should have no right to my taxes because I moved out; I'm a Florida resident.' That's besides the point. When you filed your taxes, you were a New York resident. If you defrauded the state, you defrauded it when you are a New York state resident."
Trump retaliated:
"I love New York, but New York can never be great again under the current leadership of Governor Andrew Cuomo (the brother if [sic] Fredo), or Mayor Bill DeBlasio. Cuomo has weaponized the prosecutors to do his dirty work (and to keep him out of jams), a reason some don't want to be in New York, and another reason they are leaving."
"Fredo" is a derogatory reference to Cuomo's brother, CNN journalist Chris Cuomo.
New Yorkers are not upset about losing Trump.
He lost his own congressional district in the 2016 election.
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