Discussion: Treasury Refuses To Turn Trump Tax Returns Over to Congress

They really do believe, the administration, that they’re in charge, don’t they?

Can’t wait for them to find out that they aren’t.

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Recovering from the shock is easy, getting over being pissed?

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I have determined that the Committee’s request lacks a legitimate legislative purpose

Yeah, except for that whole emoluments clause thingey in the Constitution… Article I, Section 9, Clause 8

I don’t think it’s about thickening salad dressing or skin cream.

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I’d like to see someone like AOC go on the floor of the House and announce that any IRS employee who brings her Trump’s tax returns will be able to use her office for asylum. then go to the floor of the house, and enter them into the record…

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So will Neal have the chutzpah to cut to the chase and go right to the filing, or are we in line for another ‘step over this line and you’ll be in big trouble, son’ about 87 more times before there’s some action?

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The old saw:

Those that have nothing to hide, hide nothing.

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I’d prefer a tragedy at their expense.

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Slow-walking:

April 3: Rep. Neal, D-Mass., requests Trump’s tax returns

April 10: Steven Mnuchin refuses to release tax returns

April 23: Steven Mnuchin refuses to release tax returns, says decision by May 6

May 6: Steven Mnuchin refuses to release tax returns

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Yep.

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“In reliance on the advice of the Department of Justice, I have determined that the Committee’s request lacks a legitimate legislative purpose"

The Dept. of Justice? The name of the head of the department is right on the tip of my tongue. :smirk:

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The Constitution and our system of checks and balances are meaningless to these fucking people. Why do they hate the US so much?

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What could possibly be more important to Donald Trump than resolving that terrible Russian adoption issue?

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given how cautious he was before making the request, odds are we’re in for a long wait.

He could, of course, file a civil suit, asking the court to order Mnuchin to produce the records as required by the statute.

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Thanks, georgeh. We need to keep track of the stonewalling.

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This was only thing less predictable than this is the Dems pearl clutching and general impotence at forcing them to obey the law.

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Impeach the muthaf*cker already!

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Please explain “forcing them to obey the law.”

And provide footnotes.

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I think that they already made this play. It’s called “Springtime for Hitler.”

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Rinse and repeat.

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It’s the MSM, of course, that has to do that.

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