Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Richard Neal of Springfield said the House Ways and Means Committee is looking to interview a whistleblower who alleges "inappropriate attempts to influence" a tax audit of President Trump.
Neal spoke about the situation Tuesday at an appearance in Springfield.
In an August letter to the treasury secretary, Neal, a Democrat, said the Ways and Means Committee he chairs received an "unsolicited communication" from a federal employee.
Neal is not offering much else about the complaint. He said he's not sure how it might impact his lawsuit to get the IRS to release Trump's tax returns.
"It's hard to say at this point, because as it makes its way through the federal court system, there will be opportunities to, I think, make that assessment, perhaps a little bit later," Neal said.
Neal said it will be up to House legal counsel whether to release the latest whistleblower complaint.
The congressman was also asked if the quest for Trump's taxes might intersect with the impeachment inquiry.
"That's hard to speculate about," Neal said. "I think that certainly you believe as we go down this road, that the inquiry could entail a lot of different things. You can see, I'm very guarded about what I have to say because this is an active court case."
Neal told reporters that the case has been prepared "methodically, carefully and judiciously."
