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Pelosi says House Democrats will begin process to obtain Trump tax returns
Reuters ^ | December 13, 2018 | by Ginger Gibson

Posted on 12/13/2018 10:36:52 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi said Democrats will begin to seek President Donald Trump’s tax returns - a move likely to prompt outrage from the White House - when they take control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January.

The House Ways and Means Committee will “take the first steps,” said Pelosi, who has the backing of her members to become the next speaker of the House in January.

“There is popular demand for the Congress to request the president’s tax returns,” she said, speaking to reporters. “I’m sure the White House will resist, so the question is where do we go from there.”

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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Nancy Pelosi.....the fresh, young face of today’s Democrat Party!

Nancy brings her hip, cool style of problem solving to the House!

“Republicans are bad! Has anybody seen my Preparation H?”

Everything is groovy!

“I remember when they used to put bananas in the jello. We need bananas in our jello. I demand that there be bananas in the jello. The Republicans are picking out the bananas in my jello!”


21 posted on 12/13/2018 10:45:00 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: No Socialist

“...The fickle American people who gave the democrats return of the house should be exported to Venezuela.....”
Most of those seats were outright stolen, or deliberately flipped, by the UniParty.
Then, there’s the mini-van driving soccer moms all across the fruited plain that voted for them because they looked good and sounded good....morons, and BTW, Venezuela is waaayyy too good for em.


22 posted on 12/13/2018 10:45:20 AM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Right after you turn over your Husband’s business records Nan...


23 posted on 12/13/2018 10:45:48 AM PST by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

All it takes is the right judge.


24 posted on 12/13/2018 10:46:18 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And the income tax return revelation “requirement” statute is———————— How about you pony up yours nan


25 posted on 12/13/2018 10:47:20 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: cuban leaf

They’ll probably audit the White House.


26 posted on 12/13/2018 10:47:28 AM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Seems to fall under the category of bill of attainder or unreasonable search. I know, the Constitution is only supposed to be dusted off and used when needed to achieve some political end.


27 posted on 12/13/2018 10:47:45 AM PST by rightwingcrazy
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To: numberonepal

“They can request all they like, but there’s no law that says he has to show them.”

Correct.

However, there is a law on the books that allows the House to subpoena the tax returns from the IRS of any US filer. For any purpose the House chooses.


28 posted on 12/13/2018 10:48:11 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

By which legal basis will you achieve your goal, Nancy?


29 posted on 12/13/2018 10:50:05 AM PST by BillyBonebrake
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Given the number of deep staters throughout our government, surely, our IRS is not immune to them. I guarantee that some anti-Trumper has looked at Trump's tax returns, and has not found anything substantial. This whole thing is orchestrated for show, to get the nation's collective eyes on some oversight committee, so they can make allegations about Russian-sounding names on tax forms.

I guarantee that if Trump did anything illegal with taxes, the IRS would've been all over him years ago.

30 posted on 12/13/2018 10:50:08 AM PST by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
You first, Nancy, you corrupt whore. Same goes for Feinstein.

31 posted on 12/13/2018 10:50:48 AM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: No Socialist

Did you mean Fickly “American” vote counters and manipulators?


32 posted on 12/13/2018 10:51:54 AM PST by Ingtar
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The only amazing thing about this is that the Dems don’t already have them.


33 posted on 12/13/2018 10:52:25 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Yes, it's a Cold Civil War with Socialists. They don't have the stomach for a hot one.)
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To: No Socialist

I believe that when this idea came up before the election (they’ve been talking about doing this for some time) that the chairman of the committee that deals with taxation has the power to request the tax returns of anyone. Don’t know if the IRS is required to honor the request. I am assuming the person in charge of IRS works for President Trump, doesn’t he/she?


34 posted on 12/13/2018 10:53:14 AM PST by hanamizu
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To: rktman

“...How about you pony up yours, nan....”
Exactly. Let the “unwashed masses” see just how much you really pay your Samoan slaves. Let’s see how much income you declare versus what you get under the lobbyist table. Nan, are you sure you want to open this “pandora’s box”?


35 posted on 12/13/2018 10:53:35 AM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

All it takes is the right judge.


I think the SCOTUS would prevent that.


36 posted on 12/13/2018 10:53:48 AM PST by cuban leaf
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

it’s another escalation. Eventually, in true democratic fashion, they will escalate things too far.


37 posted on 12/13/2018 10:54:16 AM PST by JoSixChip (He is Batman!)
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To: lgjhn23

Yup because she knows she’s untouchable.


38 posted on 12/13/2018 10:55:20 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: Mariner

Is it too late for the current House to grab Pelosi’s and the other Dim leaders?


39 posted on 12/13/2018 10:55:20 AM PST by Ingtar
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To: numberonepal
They can request all they like, but there’s no law that says he has to show them.

Laws? Democrats don't follow no stinkin' laws.

40 posted on 12/13/2018 10:55:57 AM PST by libertylover (Democrats hated Lincoln too.)
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