Okay, so Steve Mnuchin, who is a creepy guy no matter how you look at it, has announced that he will not allow the Treasury Department to turn over Trump’s tax returns, calling it a “fishing expedition.” I suspect that’s different from a witch hunt because it appears that the last witch hunt found bunches of witches and a few goblins.

This is proof that Trump isn’t the only guy in this administration who cannot read.

The chairmen of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee have had the authority since 1924 to obtain the tax returns of any American, and the law stipulates that the treasury secretary “shall furnish” the information once it is requested. This law was put in place during the Harding administration because of financial improprieties that stemmed from the Teapot Dome scandal.

Shall is a pretty definite word. It does not say, “if you want to” or “except for fishing expeditions.” It says shall.  They could have said can but they didn’t.

I’m not saying that congress should also request Mnuchin’s tax returns, but it might be fun.

UPDATE:  Deb T reminded me of something timely today: