Article snippet: WASHINGTON — A top House Democrat on Friday issued subpoenas for six years of President Trump’s tax returns, giving Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig a deadline of next Friday to deliver them. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, Democrat of Massachusetts, issued the subpoenas days after Mnuchin refused to comply with demands to turn over Trump’s returns. Mnuchin told the panel he wouldn’t provide Trump’s tax records because the panel’s request ‘‘lacks a legitimate legislative purpose,’’ as Supreme Court precedent requires. Neal reminded the two Trump appointees in a Friday letter that federal law states that the IRS ‘‘shall furnish’’ the tax returns of any individual upon the request of the chairmen of Congress’ tax-writing committees and that Ways and Means ‘‘has never been denied’’ a request. The White House and the Democratic-controlled House are waging a multi-front battle over investigations into Trump and the administration has been refusing to comply across the board, refusing to comply with subpoenas for the unredacted report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and documents related to the testimony by former White House counsel Donald McGahn. If Mnuchin and Rettig refuse to comply with the subpoenas, Neal is likely to file a lawsuit in federal court. He indicated earlier this week that he was leaning toward filing a court case immediately but changed course after meeting with lawyers for the House. Neal origi... Link to the full article to read more