Posted on 05/09/2019 1:43:10 PM PDT by Hojczyk
The bill, known as the TRUST Act, would lift a state restriction on revealing an individual's tax returns. It says the state commissioner of taxation and finance shall release those returns if requested by the House Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee, or Joint Committee on Taxation.
The bill says that the chair of the requesting committee must certify that the request is for a legitimate legislative purpose. When Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin denied a request for Trump’s federal tax returns, he said the request failed to meet that standard.
On the floor of the state Senate, Republican Sen. Fred Akshar criticized the measure, saying that state lawmakers in Albany shouldn't be getting involved in Washington squabbles.
“If you want to push back on the president … go ahead, run for a House seat, for the United States Senate,” he said. Akshar was one of 22 senators who voted against the bill, compared with 39 in favor.
GOP Sen. Robert Antonacci, who also voted against the bill, said in a statement to Fox News that the bill "is just another political ploy by the New York City liberal machine."
The notion of passing such a bill with a specific person in mind also has raised constitutional concerns. Article 1 Section 10 of the Constitution says, "No state shall … pass any bill of attainder." A bill of attainder is one that singles out one person or group for punishment without a trial.
Cox described the TRUST Act as such a bill.
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Trump is playing the democrats with this tax business...
If they do this they look like fools
Plus tax returns are made out by CPA not Trump...
They will find nothing
Its interesting that this violates the CA Constitution guaranteeing Right to Privacy.
Probably violates a number of Federal laws.
“The bill, known as the TRUST Act, would lift a state restriction on revealing an individual’s tax returns.”
How about opening up Chuckie Schumer’s returns?
And he is audited every year.
Unreasonable search and seizure. 4th admendment. I suggest these commie SOB’s familiaize themselves with that
As if they care or are worried about anyone daring to try to prosecute them. DOH-j is joke central for some right now. We peons, not so much.
They can do this AND accuse Trump of creating a constitutional crisis without a hint of irony or self awareness. Gall.
Just remember whatever the Demon RATs do to Trump and any others on their declared enemies list they will be more than willing to do to you because they are not afraid of you.
Heat? They should be in prison along with whomever gave it to them.
It's going to be SO easy to go all Inglorious on these jackwads...
They will be, at the end of all things...
Anyone with any sense knows that it’s the CPA who prepares the taxes. But the Dumb Masses will believe whatever they are told by the Praetorian Guard since they have been conditioned with Daily Doses of Ten Minutes of Hate for Donald J Trump and Company.
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