Larry the Legend wrote:
Well, chalk another one up for the Supreme Court, because that's where this is headed:
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/10/trump-tax-returns-congress-1342027âThe legal implications of this request could affect protections of all Americans against politically-motivated disclosures of personal tax information, regardless of which party is in power,â Mnuchin said. He is consulting with the Justice Department âto ensure that our response is fully consistent with the law and the Constitution.â
Maybe they can time it so it gets full exposure right before the next election.
Mmm-hmm.
Well, chalk another one up for the Supreme Court, ... (
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Dems Losing Everywhere as Sec. Mnuchin Says Release of Trumpâs Taxes Is a No-Go, Defying Congressional Demsâ Demands
Steve Mnuchin; Nancy PelosiPatrick Semansky / AP; Alex Edelman / Getty Images
BY MALACHI BAILEY
PUBLISHED APRIL 11, 2019 AT 1:55PM
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Democrats are continuing their political witch hunt against President Donald Trump by demanding a release of his tax returns, but U.S. Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin shut them down.
Mnuchin sent a letter to the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard Neal, saying the Treasury Department isnât ready to comply with Democratsâ demand for Trumpâs tax returns.
On April 3, Neal requested the tax returns and several other tax-related documents by April 10, but Mnuchin denied Nealâs request.
âThe Committee requests the materials by April 10, but the Treasury Department will not be able to complete its review of your request by that date,â Mnuchin said.
Mnuchin went on to slam Democrats for their politically motivated request for confidential financial information.
The treasury secretary cited statements from the previous Republican-controlled Committee on Ways and Means, which said that such a request is an âabuse of authorityâ and âsets a dangerous precedent by targeting a single individualâs confidential tax returns and associated financial documents for disclosure.â
Mnuchinâs letter also highlighted some of the dangerous implications from the Democratsâ request.
âThe legal implications of this request could affect protections for all American against politically-motivated disclosures of personal tax information, regardless of which party is in power,â Mnuchin wrote.
Mnuchin is right. Nobody would be safe from politically motivated, tax-related witch hunts if Democrats get their way.
And itâs undeniable that this is just another frivolous witch hunt against Trump orchestrated by far-left politicians.
If a billionaire such as Trump actually avoided paying a ludicrous amount of money in taxes, which Democrats seem to believe, tax collectors would already be hounding him.
There is no reason why the Treasury Department should give in to the leftâs demand, even if Trumpâs taxes are squeaky clean.
The left wouldnât be satisfied even if they were given Trumpâs tax returns, because they would move on to the next ridiculous and potentially illegal demand.
Itâs time to stop playing by the leftâs rules and start resisting their endless witch hunts whenever legally possible, and it looks like thatâs what Mnuchin is doing.
âGiven the seriousness of these issues, which bear no connection to ordinary tax administration, we have begun consultations with the Department of Justice to ensure that our response is fully consistent with the law and Constitution,â Mnuchin said.
Mnuchin gave Democrats a smackdown with the letter, but the tax controversy is far from over.