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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tax returns are confidential.  Even if the authorities are successful in getting them, they won't be able to disseminate them to use against Trump for political purposes without exposing themselves to harsh sanctions.  Presumably they are extremely complex and prepared by a team of lawyers and accountants for Trump.  If errors were made for example the payment to Stormy was listed incorrectly as a business expense, Trump May incur civil tax liabilities and penalties, but could never be held criminally liable.  Presumably his accountants had at least a good faith basis for preparing his tax returns in whatever manner that they did, but if not, it would be the tax preparers but not Trump who might be criminally responsible.   [/quote]

I don't think this is true.

It's why you have to sign your tax return even if someone else prepares it.

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There is no magic bullett for the Democrats here via Trump's tax returns.  Remember, the IRS has had access to all of Trump's federal returns for many many years.  And, in New York State, while the NYS taxation authorities may not have direct access to his full federal returns, they do have complete and direct access to Trump's New York State tax returns, which undoubtedly contain a great deal of the same information in terms of business expensing and deductions as do the federal returns.

Clearly, the path of least resistance for NY State authorities to demonstrate criminal tax fraud would be to start with an investigation of Trump's NY State tax returns, and not with the federal returns.

As far as disagreement about the details, tax returns are and should remain confidential, for all of us.  If the authorities can gain unfettered access to a President's tax returns, they can justify doing the same for the common citizen.   I don't want to live in that world, and neither should you.  Our affairs are already being heavily monitored not only by government but by large private corporations, many of which do not seem to have much respect for our personal privacy.

Even if the authorities gain access to Trump's tax returns, they will remain confidential and usable only within the context of the criminal investigation.   Anyone who leaks them to say, Adam Schiff, or Rachel Maddow, wil be exposing themselves to harsh criminal and certainly career-ending penalties.

My tax returns are no one else's business, neither are yours, neither are Trumps, neither are Biden's, neither are Schiff's, neither are Pelosi's.  [/quote]

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