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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/neal-refuse-new-york-state-trump-tax-returns-lawBy Josh Kovensky
June 5, 2019 3:32 pm
House Ways and Means Committee chair Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) is reluctant to use a newly passed New York State law to seize President Trumps tax returns, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
New York State lawmakers passed legislation last month that would authorize the state to hand over the tax returns of any filer to the head of Congress Ways and Means committee, i.e. Rep. Neal.
But Bloomberg reports that Neal wont ask the Empire State for Trumps returns under the law, fearing that doing so could jeopardize a looming court battle with the Treasury Department over the Presidents tax records. Neal has asked IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to provide him with the returns, pursuant to a law that mandates the Treasury to furnish certain federal lawmakers with the returns of any filer upon request.
Mnuchin has refused every request, as well as a subpoena that Neal sent last month. That sets the stage Neal to file a lawsuit, which he has not yet done since Mnuchin announced on May 17 that he would not comply with the Houses subpoena.
A lawsuit while potentially successful over the long term is likely to take months, if not years to be resolved. As a result, House Democrats have looked to New Yorks legislature for an assist.
But Neals comments to Bloomberg suggest that he has put the kibosh on that route.
We dont have jurisdiction over New York taxes, Neal said, with Bloomberg reporting that the congressmans concern speaks to the stated rationale for requesting the returns: examining whether the IRS is impartially auditing its boss, President Trump.
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Really? TPM "Neal Balks At Using New New York State Law To Get Trump Tax Returns" (Original Post)
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2019
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hlthe2b
(102,304 posts)1. Racism is always there percolating at low levels, but Trump &his ilk have thrown off the restraints
and made social mores nothing more than "niceties" or more often a target for ridicule.
No, we can't blame him for EVERYTHING, but there is a measurable uptick in racist violence, threats and "incidents". Correlation does not equal causality, but it surely suggests it in this case.
rurallib
(62,431 posts)2. good gawd man, what is wrong with you, Mr, Neal?
Grab that opportunity. Trump is a top-tier criminal and you need to use whatever means you can to stop him.
Maybe a chat with Pelosi is in order.
bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)3. What if the next A-hole (R) isn't from NY?
Should fight the bastards, can ask NY if SCOTUS craps on us.