“That just makes no fucking sense whatsoever”.
Memo drawn up by person with extensive knowledge of tax law and not executive branch prerogatives?
Also, “What?!!? Don’t tell him he’s completely fucked! Are you trying to get us all fired? You gotta leave an out - oh, crap, good point. How about ‘executive privilege’? Huh? I dunno, but it sounds plausible and we can wash our hands of it and hunker down again.”