The records could reveal whether the president or senior members of his administration have interfered in the audit of a $72.9 million tax refund.

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service for records of communications with White House officials about the annual tax return audits for President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. This lawsuit also seeks communications with Treasury’s political appointees about the audits as well as the ethics documents of several IRS appointees.

Every week seems to bring a new example of President Donald Trump’s disdain — or fear — of independent oversight.

FOIA request to the Department of the Treasury asking for White House communications with Treasury officials about the Trump and Pence audits, and Treasury political appointees’ communications with IRS officials about the Trump and Pence audits.