His tax returns and executive priveldge

The law is clear. The IRS SHALL turn over to Congress any tax return it requests.
Even if Trump wants to claim executive privileged, this should not effect his returns before 2016, when he was a private citizen.

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)

9. Law is never ever 100% precise.

Reply to Fullduplexxx (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 02:40 PM

Apr 2019

Even the most clearcut language is surrounded by hundreds of year of case law, appeals decisions, timing and politics. And in the case of a President, politics is probably the prime mover.

If law was precise, we wouldn't have judges. We would have decision buttons.

jalan48

(13,870 posts)

3. Has a President ever been forced to turn over his taxes under this law? If not, it will go to

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 01:38 PM

Apr 2019

the SCOTUS which can rule that the law is unconstitutional.

malaise

(269,063 posts)

5. Fuck the betting

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 01:43 PM

Apr 2019

Let's deal with the law

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)

6. Do you suppose the leadership has seen his taxes?

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 02:32 PM

Apr 2019

Not formally but informally. So they know what they are getting. And the importance of it. And 45 knows how important it is to make sure they cannot formally obtain them. Both sides know the stakes.

45 cannot let it get out that he is basically broke. That's the big lie that brings down all of the rest.

bluestarone

(16,976 posts)

8. NOW are they talking aboput AFTER he's voted out?

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 02:38 PM

Apr 2019

I'm sure after he loses this election, HIS taxes will be well known! LOCK HIM UP!!

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