before they voted for him. >> all right. i'm reclaiming my time. >> congresswoman adams had to constantly reclaim her time to stop the secretary from filling pup time with empty answers. then she zero in the on mnuchin illegally blocking the irs from handing over the trump tax returns to the chairman of the ways and means committee. >> are you aware then that by denying this, that you are in direct violation of the law? >> no. absolutely not. i have been advised i am not violating the law. i never would have done anything that violated the law and quite the contrary, i've been advised thatly turned them over -- >> let me move on, sir. >> today secretary of the treasury in that hearing refused to answer a very, very simple yes or no question. >> have you told the irs not to respond to the chairman's request? >> the irs independently, the