Opinion | Getting Trump’s tax returns is only the beginning

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Opinion: Getting Trump’s tax returns is only the beginning

A 2016 tweet from Donald Trump. By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer April 4 at 12:20 PM After weeks of rising and vocal frustration from liberals over the seemingly inexplicable delay from House Democrats in making a formal demand for President Trump’s tax returns, the day has finally arrived:

The IRS was given until April 10 to respond. The panel’s chairman was able to make the request because of a 1924 law that gives the chairmen of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee broad powers to request and receive the tax returns of any American. But it’s much more likely that the returns will point the way toward conflicts of interest, associations with questionable characters both foreign and domestic, and perhaps even criminal activity.

Privately, Trump has told White House advisers that he does not plan to hand over his tax returns to Congress — and that he would fight the issue to the Supreme Court, hoping to stall it until after the 2020 election, according to two administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the conversations. Treasury officials will not comply with the request until they are compelled to do so, the officials said.

 

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Release Trump’s Tax Returns is one of things. He still can’t hide his taxes for long but he needs to release his taxes I’ll say for this tweet.

we all, know trump, is trying 2 hide something, that we, c, n his taxes!

why is only, trump, above the .......LAW'? He never faces, any, consequences 4, his actions

The beginning of what... another witch-hunt? It’s getting old folks.

I’m much more interested in seeing tax returns of politicians who became millionaires in office than a billionaire who became a politician

Internal Revenue Code 6103 prohibits disclosure by the IRS except as provided in the statute. You can read about the restrictions at the IRS web site -- Or see the code section at --

By law, no agency is entitled to them, except IRS.

From collusion to this. Lose lose lose, do u ever get tired of losing

It should be criminal if no one does, we can see its only White Colar workers, can have a free run, no Feds insight, now e runs Taxes, fmd.

He is rich move on

Shouldn't anyone in any level of government and anyone who reports on government figures and policies have to release their tax returns along with reporting any gifts, dinners, trips or other perks they may receive?

Again, this is Democrat losers willing to abuse the power of the Federal Govt in search of a crime. This is not acceptable, and is grossly, dangerously un-American. Do not hope for this to become the norm, it is what 3rd World, corrupt dictatorships do to political opponents.☹️

They don’t have any more to do?

Payments from Deutsche Bank and Erste Bank

Trump’s presidency will be over in 20 months and nothing will happen. We'll have PeteButtigieg 🇺🇸 2020 Figuring out Trump’s worldwide disaster. If anyone one of the candidates is intelligent enough to do it Pete is.

Disguised - nice psychopaths and their victims All Dictators are Dishonest and Scammers and Liars and Psychopaths! dictators and dictatorships do not like the free journalism - because it reveals their lies and distortions - continue to reveal Trump!

Gangster and his hoods.

We slap him in handcuffs and Chuck his as s in prison, that would be ideal. But slow is good also,REMEMBER WHEN YOU GO TO THE POLLS IN 2020.THE REPUBLICANS ARE THE PARTY OF LIARS

Good luck with that libtards

Release it.

It's against the law.. the President doesn't have to show his tax papers. How about you ask for Nancy and Chuckies, they sure got rich quick.

this writer want to put the outlaw idea to the readers. Tax return matter is only between that individual & IRS. The media, Congress, & Senate don't have the authority to look at & to investigate it by law. 🤪🤪🤪

I want Bernie’s too!

i hope he gets gutted like a fish, a fat one of course.

He's been under audit for like 100 years.

Really? Russian collusion hoax was a pre beginning or something?

I thought the Mueller Report was only the beginning? That began over two years ago and nothing happened. Do you understand that Presidential terms are 4 years long? At your current pace, the Democrats could potentially prove that something happened in about 50 years. Good Job.

Not really. We already know that debt was forgiven, which is taxable income in the US. He didn't declare a penny of it. I'm sure that is just the tip of the iceberg.

Please take out Trump - he has been on vacation to long.

Why has this “audit” taken longer to complete than the entire Mueller investigation?

Beginning of what? I thought Mueller was the beginning? This isn't even a Constitutional requirement. Will we be seeing every congressmen's tax returns?

Still can’t wrap my head around the fact that how could the majority of Americans drop the brain at the polls,let stupidity find itself on the side of them& displace trust in the illiterate&bald-faced liar who is hellbent upon sacrificing the country on the altar of his benefits.

Do you realize there are more than 400000 modern day slaves right here in America TODAY?

Here's a concept why doesn't congress start working for the people! This lets hate and when we're done hate some more, is ridiculous and toddler like!

But first congress has to release their tax return lets be fair, clean your house before moving in on someone else, also need to explain your wealth favor, when only make 179,000 a year, and how turn that into millions🤣🤣🤣

yawn

They won't get them,, as a veteran I stand with Trump and will defend him to the end

I thought Russian Collusion was the beginning?

.....it will be in the courts for years to come!!! Don’t hold your breath!

Not a day goes by when the Democrats don't try to violate the Bill of Rights and individual freedoms. Disgusting people really.

This is retarded. There are real things to do. Nobody that voted for Trump care about his returns.

*** This constant ongoing waste of taxpayers money Can you say 'backfire 2020'

The American Citizens don't care just a distraction like 2 years 30m later the Russian COLLUSION

Access to Mueller Report - via Trump pick AG William Barr Access to Trump Tax Returns - via Trump pick IRS head Charles Rettig and Chief Counsel IRS Michael Desmond. Buckle up. Pot holes ahead.

WaPo endorses Helter Skelter. SpeakerPelosi says the President cannot enforce laws that are on the books. Jerry Nadler uses the defunct Independent Counsel Statute to request tax returns. Making up government as you go along does make the sky the limit.

Yes. Next We must to get tax returns of 'Democratic presidential hopeless' and Hillary Clinton. TheWashingtonCommunistPost FakeNewsMedia Democrats Communist EnemyOfThePeople

You guys aren't even trying anymore, just repeating old headlines.

This rag has more opinions than news jack

Didn't realize a tax return was a qualification of running for/being the President.

For them to get an individuals tax returns you they would have to change the law, which is not going to happen.

. Since the unauthorized release of tax information is a felony, 26 USC §7213, 610 (b)... members of the Ways and Means are exposing themselves to charges, if .realDonaldTrump's tax info is leaked to .HouseDemocrats committees, or to the media. politics

Why then can’t we see Pelosi’s and Maxine’s?

If you've always had the authority to get them, why did you wait until Russia failed? He's bluffing you with the tax returns.

Sounds vaguely familiar.

If Trump releases his tax returns, DemocRATS will say it’s not enough LiberalismIsAMentalDisorder LiberalismIsAMentalDisease

Remember when Nixon tried to do this to his opponents and real liberals shit their pants?

of what, not getting the tax returns?

I'm sure there are people who can decipher them.

Silly

Ffs

Why? Don't you think the IRS hasn't already looked in to him?

Right. Then you got to input all the numbers from the various forms into TurboTax, and study the warnings & errors reported by the software in at the 'Review' step (when using the wizard/assistant)

Trump is a NY mobster

“The beginning” was the Russia hoax that began in 2016.

That he is a cheat and a tax fraud?

'The nation is entitled to the Mueller facts in their proper context, not to selective leaks from Democrats trying to revive their dashed hopes of a collusion narrative that the Mueller probe found doesn’t exist.'

4th Amendment

Hoffa? Or Al Capone in that photo?

You're not getting them so it's the end!

Stupid

Worked well in 2016, better recycle this strategy

ITS MUELLER TIME!!!! Right guys..............?

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