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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,015 posts)
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 11:58 PM Feb 2019

Treasury plans steps to stymie Dem requests for Trump tax returns

Officials at the White House and Treasury Department are reportedly working to stymie any requests from Democratic lawmakers for President Trump's tax returns even before they occur.

Four Trump administration sources told Politico that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to hinge his arguments against providing the president's past tax returns to Democrats based on the assertion that Democrats would be unable to prevent the leak of Trump's returns — a felony — from occurring.

Publicly, the administration plans to cast requests for Trump's returns as a blatant partisan attack against the president in the hopes of turning public opinion against the newly elected House Democratic majority.

Sources told Politico that such a strategy could tie the struggle for Trump's tax returns up in lengthy court battles that stretch well into the 2020 campaign.

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/428479-treasury-preparing-plans-to-drag-trump-tax-return-requests-into-legal-limbo

This could get interesting

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Treasury plans steps to stymie Dem requests for Trump tax returns (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 OP
First..Who Cares About Their Claims Of Partisan Attacks Me. Feb 2019 #1
They can get subpoenaed & then get held in contempt of Congress. Who wants to go to jail for Dump? RockRaven Feb 2019 #2
Perhaps Congress could get copies from Mueller. Sneederbunk Feb 2019 #3
Ding Ding Ding! 2naSalit Feb 2019 #5
The only thing I can say to the Republicans Chickensoup Feb 2019 #4

Me.

(35,454 posts)
1. First..Who Cares About Their Claims Of Partisan Attacks
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 12:08 AM
Feb 2019

that ship has sailed and the country voted

SEcond...they cannot convict for a felony that has not been committed

RockRaven

(14,972 posts)
2. They can get subpoenaed & then get held in contempt of Congress. Who wants to go to jail for Dump?
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 12:11 AM
Feb 2019

Get in line, fools, the Sergeant of Arms of the House will be with you shortly.

Chickensoup

(650 posts)
4. The only thing I can say to the Republicans
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 12:17 AM
Feb 2019

and the corrupt administration is that:
Election has consequences fuckers!!!

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