Article snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats will ‘‘never’’ see President Trump’s tax returns, said White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday, as a new front opened in the confrontation between the administration and Congress. Mulvaney accused Democrats of engaging in a ‘‘political stunt’’ and wanting ‘‘attention’’ after the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Representative Richard Neal of Massachusetts, asked the IRS to provide six years of Trump’s personal tax returns and the returns for some of his businesses. ‘‘That is not going to happen and they know it,’’ Mulvaney told ‘‘Fox News Sunday.’’ Asked whether he believe Democrats would ever view the president’s returns, Mulvaney replied: ‘‘Oh no, never. Nor should they.’’ Last week, Neal, one of only three congressional officials authorized to request tax returns, requested Trump’s personal and business returns in a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig. He asked for returns covering 2013 through 2018. He also asked for the documents in seven days, setting an April 10 deadline. An obscure 1924 statute includes no exceptions to Neal’s authority to ask the Treasury Department for returns and says the department ‘‘shall furnish’’ them when requested. It does require that the review of an individual’s return be conducted by members of Congress in ‘‘closed executive session’’ if the returns are provided without the taxpayer’s consent. Still, Mulvaney claimed the law provides for lawmakers to review individua... Link to the full article to read more