Both of them broke the law, and there’s no way they can deny it.
26 U.S. Code § 7213 - Unauthorized disclosure of information
(3) Other persons
It shall be unlawful for any person to whom any return or return information (as defined in section 6103(b)) is disclosed in a manner unauthorized by this title thereafter willfully to print or publish in any manner not provided by law any such return or return information. Any violation of this paragraph shall be a felony punishable by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.
Lock them both up.
“.......not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.”........
The forfeiture is miniscule but the 5 years in prison will cause them to lose their jobs, pay the fine and the prosecution costs, plus their defense costs ultimately coming out of prison as a known felon. What could be better? GO FOR THE THROAT!!!!!
You know how this game goes.
The liberal judges will say that Trump is such an important public figure that the public's right to know outweighs the penalty of federal law.
On the other hand, Obama's state right to privacy over his birth records in Hawaii outweighed the public's right to know of his eligibility documentation.
-PJ