Springfield, Massachusetts, Congressman Richard Neal — the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee — said a request for President Donald Trump's tax returns is in the works.
Neal, a Democrat, said he's working with House lawyers to formulate a plan to ask for the president's taxes.
Neal has faced pressure from some, including billionaire Democratic activist Tom Steyer, who took out television ads pushing the congressman to make the request.
Neal preached patience.
"I've been chairman of the Ways and Means committee for just about two months," Neal said. "And the House counsel has only been in place since January third, remembering that once we ascended to the majority status in the House, that we chose the House counsel."
Neal said he prefers a methodic approach based on the advice of House lawyers. He did not give a specific timeline for when he'll be asking for Trump's tax returns, only saying "the case is being prepared."
Meanwhile, Neal said some of the testimony before Congress by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen may have helped to lead to a sweeping investigation of the president by a House committee.
Neal said Cohen shining a lot of light on Trump's business dealings was important.
"Some of the commentary that he offered on what he's heard the president say at different times, I think that's noteworthy," Neal said of Cohen. "And now the question will be as you proceed, what that leads to in terms of the additional testimony that's going to be sought by Chairman [of the House Judiciary Committee] Jerrold Nadler."
Neal made his comments after an apperance Monday in Springfield.
