Exclusive: Key House Democratic chairman requests Trump's tax returns

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[Post New]04/04/2019 21:43
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I'm the PP who suggested that Trump is in debt. I think it is a huge thing, but it may not rise to the level of illegality. I think we deserve to know .



If he has been washing Russian money, as has been suggested, that would be illegal activity, no?
[Post New]04/04/2019 21:43
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Anonymous wrote:House Ways & Means member Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ): "Trump is now claiming that he is under an IRS audit and that this shields him from our request. This is a lie. The law is crystal clear and brokers no exceptions. We are prepared legally and morally. If they want a fight, they’ll get a fight."

I think we will also find out if trump is under audit and if so, what years he is under audit. Personally, i doubt he is under audit at all. This could very well be the end of him politically.


There was a poll that showed that most Americans already think Trump is a tax cheat. His base will stick with him no matter what.


Like flies to sh1t.
[Post New]04/04/2019 21:45
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Anonymous wrote:Screw Richard Neal.

There was a huge blue wave in 2018– the biggest midterm landslide in recorded history. Dems won a huge share of the popular vote even though Republicans have rigged the system against the average American with gerrymandering and voter suppression and legalized dark money political bribery.

And Dems won big in 2018 BECAUSE Dem voters want oversight of the Trump GOP.

And fricking Richard Neal takes 3 months for nothing? Wake up Congressional Dems. We want real oversight of this criminal President before he gives another country nuclear weapons that could well turn them on us.


There is a reason for the timing of the request. Stay tuned and don't be mad.
[Post New]04/04/2019 22:03
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Trump appointed as IRS commissioner a tax attorney who wrote an opinion piece arguing that Trump should not release his returns.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/irswatch/2016/02/28/no-ordinary-audit-donald-trump-is-facing-the-irs-wealth-squad/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
[Post New]04/04/2019 22:18
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Anonymous wrote:Trump appointed as IRS commissioner a tax attorney who wrote an opinion piece arguing that Trump should not release his returns.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/irswatch/2016/02/28/no-ordinary-audit-donald-trump-is-facing-the-irs-wealth-squad/amp/?__twitter_impression=true


And the GOP senate fast tracked his nomination without asking about it.
[Post New]04/05/2019 14:23
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The White House could attempt to block the release of President Trump’s tax returns to Democrats, senior officials signaled on Thursday, an unprecedented step that might lead to a constitutional challenge and catapult the issue into federal court.

In an indication of how the standoff might escalate, Trump himself suggested that the Justice Department could become involved — even though Democrats directed their request to the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

“They’ll speak to my lawyers and they’ll speak to the attorney general,” Trump said during an unrelated event in the Oval Office when asked about the Democrats’ request for six years of his personal and business tax returns.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Trump would not release his tax returns because they were under audit, a disputed claim that the White House has not allowed to be independently verified.
[Post New]04/05/2019 14:49
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Anonymous
Trump is not going to win this. The law is very clear and the intent of the law is parallel to what’s going on now. Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon has refused to divest from his businesses while serving in government and Congress wanted to be able to see how the laws were affecting him. Sound familiar?
[Post New]04/05/2019 16:32
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I think you mean Mnuchin refused to divest. Or maybe you're referring to Wilber Ross, who said he did but he really didn't. Or Betsy DeVos who has so much money she can't possibly divest it all.

There is no legal reason not to release Trump's tax returns to a Congressional committee. There may be cause to keep them classified, but... good luck with that once Congress has them.
[Post New]04/05/2019 16:55
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-lawyer-contends-treasury-must-not-release-presidents-tax-returns-until-the-justice-department-weighs-in/2019/04/05/172a9dfa-57de-11e9-9136-f8e636f1f6df_story.html

the law is pretty cut and dried. there is really no standing to deny it, though I do not know the recourse for an IRS commissioner who refuses the request. does the house send the SAA after them and put them in a Congressional brig?
[Post New]04/05/2019 20:32
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Trump is not going to win this. The law is very clear and the intent of the law is parallel to what’s going on now. Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon has refused to divest from his businesses while serving in government and Congress wanted to be able to see how the laws were affecting him. Sound familiar?


^^^That should have been “Andrew Mellon HAD refused, not has, since I was talking about that origins (oranges?) of a law that’s 95 years old. Apologies.
[Post New]04/05/2019 21:07
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Why do we have to go through a long legal process to enforce a requirement that is clearly spelled out in the law? If the IRS Commissioner is breaking the law by refusing to provide Trump’s returns, then why can’t he be arrested?
[Post New]04/05/2019 21:17
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Anonymous wrote:He should have disclosed them as a condition of being a candidate. The law should be changed to require this.


Then change the law. NOW.
[Post New]04/05/2019 21:31
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Trump's lawyers say the Ways and Means committee only wants his tax returns for the purpose of damaging him politically. What could be so damaging about his taxes? Gillibrand and Klobuchar released their tax returns, and they haven't been damaged. Why is Trump different?
[Post New]04/05/2019 21:55
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Anonymous wrote:Trump's lawyers say the Ways and Means committee only wants his tax returns for the purpose of damaging him politically. What could be so damaging about his taxes? Gillibrand and Klobuchar released their tax returns, and they haven't been damaged. Why is Trump different?


Perhaps your level of rabid hate for Trump is what's different. You Libs simply want to nail him... no matter what.

Why not find a candidate who can actually win the WH fair and square?

[Post New]04/05/2019 22:05
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Trump's lawyers say the Ways and Means committee only wants his tax returns for the purpose of damaging him politically. What could be so damaging about his taxes? Gillibrand and Klobuchar released their tax returns, and they haven't been damaged. Why is Trump different?


Perhaps your level of rabid hate for Trump is what's different. You Libs simply want to nail him... no matter what.

Why not find a candidate who can actually win the WH fair and square?



This is fair and square. Why not elect someone who has nothing to hide in his taxes?
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