Posted on 05/06/2019 2:49:45 PM PDT by tcrlaf
But no mention that it would also be "unprecedented" for Mnuchin to release them. It is congress's behavior that is unprecedented. Mnuchin's standard of “must reasonably serve a legitimate legislative purpose” is pretty reasonable, and stops partisan political overreach by congress.
Excellent!
He is not giving in to a Dem political witch-hunt.
Combination of harassment and gas lighting.
That's a deceitful statement. It implies their is law behind their request he is defying, like in obstruction of justice.
Trump should send over the same kinds of tax returns that Obama sent over as a “birth certificate.” Obama’s times Square phony ID guy made it up in one hour. The first time he accidentally left “Kenya” on it but then wised up and changed it.
Same guy should make Trump’s returns say “All monies given to charities——no refunds-—no deductions taken. Case closed.”
Read my lips:
I'm sorry that these "legal experts" are complete Tards.
“as the power for lawmakers to seek the returns is written explicitly in a 1924 law.
right. because everyone knows that a law written nearly a 100 years ago and never challenged before SCOTUS as constitutional is just GUARANTEED to be constitutional ...
Impeccable logic (smirk)
26 USC 6103: Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information
(f) Disclosure to Committees of Congress
(1) Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Finance, and Joint Committee on Taxation
Upon written request from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate, or the chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Secretary shall furnish such committee with any return or return information specified in such request, except that any return or return information which can be associated with, or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer shall be furnished to such committee only when sitting in closed executive session unless such taxpayer otherwise consents in writing to such disclosure.
There ya go.
(g) Disclosure to President and certain other persons
(1) In general
Trump’s income tax records are not a legitimate subject of congressional inquiry (oversight) unless there is prima facie evidence (probable cause) of some violation. Even then, I am not sure this is within their purview.
dhimmicrats
I know just enough about the law to know what is written in a subsection may not mean what it seems to mean. In any case, this law needs a review for constitutionality.
It is impossible to write a law that precludes misuse by someone in the future. In this case, many decades in the future. The law has never been used the way Nadler is using it now, and it is very hard to avoid the obvious conclusion he is using it to try to harm Trump’s businesses - and thus Trump.
I’m betting 5-4 decision in the Supreme Court that the law is invalid as used by Nadler. I also expect the decision no earlier than 2020...
They HAD to print “legal battle” just to keep their four readers calm.
What’s a legal battle going to do for them besides take up time and money.
A search on “(f)(1)” gives some interesting results.
The Demon Rats will lose. And it will be delicious.
That’s just it! I want to know why they are making the request?
No one, absolutely no one seems to be able to answer why?
I think Trump should have surrendered his tax returns, along with a stiff letter from DOJ reminding the Democrats that any leaking of those returns would be criminal and will be instantly prosecuted.
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