Paul Bedard:
“…The House Democrat demanding President Trump’s tax returns is coming under fire for not releasing his returns and spending lavishly on lobbyists and potential donors.
Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, hasn’t released his recent returns, though said he planned to in the future.
Neal is seeking six years of Trump’s tax returns. The president and his team have refused to comply.
Neal’s suggestion he’d release his returns later came after he didn’t respond to a question about releasing his taxes in a 2017 Roll Call survey.
Pressed last month on the issue, he told the Washington Times, “Oh, sure yeah, down the road, sure that’s nothing.” He added, “I’ve done that in the past, by the way,” he added.
Back home, he was criticized for demanding Trump’s returns but not releasing his. Mass Livereported: “Neal has been drawing charges of hypocrisy for not releasing his own taxes. Although he said Thursday that he likely would release them, he did not give a date…”