Posted on 02/06/2020 12:15:41 PM PST by yesthatjallen
The Treasury Department has handed over documents to a pair of GOP Senate chairmen as part of a months-long probe into Burisma Holdings, Ukraine and Hunter Biden, according to the top Democrat on one of the panels.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) — the chairmen of the Finance and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees, respectively — sent a letter to the Treasury Department in November saying they were investigating "potentially improper actions" during the Obama administration.
The Treasury Department is complying with their request, according to a spokeswoman for Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.), the top Democrat on the Finance Committee, who noted that Democratic requests for information have been stonewalled.
"For its part, the Trump administration refused to comply with all Democratic requests for documents and witnesses associated with impeachment. Applying a blatant double standard, Trump administration agencies like the Treasury Department are rapidly complying with Senate Republican requests—no subpoenas necessary—and producing ‘evidence’ of questionable origin," Ashley Schapitl, a spokeswoman for Wyden, said in a statement.
SNIP
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
You should put some ice on that, Ashley.
Sweet !!!
Tax returns are supposed to be private. That applys to all citizens. I am of the opinion that any Congressional request for records regarding a US citizens tax returns, should provide the opportunity for the target of the request to benefit from due process.
She should get an extra bag for her bosses butthurt!
I suppose it all depends on what type of info is requested. The article mentions suspicious activity reports.
Didn’t they also request travel records from the Secret Service recently?
The FBI should do the same.
Treasury COMPLIES. Can you even remotely envision similar cooperation from the DOJ, FBI or State Department?
Please read the article.
It’s not about tax returns. It’s about laundering and that $10,000 trigger.
Ashley, do me a favor.....why dont you go perform an anatomical impossibility with yourself.
As I understand it the request was for info on Hunter Biden’s travel on Air Force 2 while daddy was V.P. Secret Service is under treasury and would have that info.
Two interesting paragraphs:
“Fact-checkers have debunked claims that Biden was acting with his son’s interest in mind. The former vice president has denied wrongdoing, and there’s no evidence that either Biden engaged in any criminal wrongdoing. “
“”For its part, the Trump administration refused to comply with all Democratic requests for documents and witnesses associated with impeachment. Applying a blatant double standard, “
I believe it depends on who scrubbed what.
It's been awhile since Hunter Biden questions have been asked so there has been plenty of time to 'lose' documents.
I won't be surprised if the documents exonerate him.
Past is prologue.
That's just the cynic in me.
“Fact Checkers”
AKA Democrat spinmeisters.
Does anyone know what the current status of Biden family and Ukrainian related fraud investigations going on in Europe:
Britain - money-laundering
Ukraine - influence peddling, fraud, money-laundering
France - money-laundering, fraud and more.
Talking to a retired fraud investigator who said it is possible they are slow-walking their work until they see if Biden becomes the Democratic presidential nominee. Afraid that if becomes president it would cause serious problems with their nation’s relationship if he were elected. I assume from our conversation that if Biden does not get the nomination they will go for the jugular. IMO
“Tax returns are supposed to be private. That applys to all citizens. I am of the opinion that any Congressional request for records regarding a US citizens tax returns, should provide the opportunity for the target of the request to benefit from due process.”
LOL! Nowhere are tax returns mentioned.
They then request any "suspicious activity reports" and related documents that have been filed in regard to Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, and Burisma Holdings, the Ukraine gas company that Hunter Biden worked at.
They checked to see if any suspicious activity reports had been made, and lo! and behold, there were some.
The oversite laws require Executive Branch departments to provide documents to the Congress when there is no assertion of any privilege. If Hunter were the President the request would have been refused based on executive privilege. Of course, Weyden and his staff know this and are just trying to run interference for the inevitable day of reckoning that is approaching on the Biden’s crimes.
There are investigations going on and have been for quite a while: This is only one”
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