DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/NANCY PELOSI/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP TAXES: “It was another wild day in Washington as President Trump stormed out of a three-minute Oval Office meeting with Democratic congressional leaders, Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the president of a ‘cover-up’ and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held firm on his refusal to release Mr. Trump’s tax returns to Congress. But Democrats made some headway. In a victory for Representative Adam B. Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, the Justice Department agreed to release some documents related to the Mueller report. And in New York, state lawmakers passed a bill that would give Congress a path to obtain Mr. Trump’s state tax returns. That was all before noon. Check back later for more. As Democrats weigh impeachment, Ms. Pelosi accused the president of ‘a cover-up.’ Later, Mr. Trump abruptly ended a meeting — three minutes in — with her and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York.”
–NYT Staff, “Trump’s Battles: Today’s State of Play,” The New York Times online, May 22, 2019