It's show and tell time for Donald's taxes and for the rule of law too, Trump doesn't have a legal leg to stand on and I figure the legal wrangling won't take long at all. The law is very specific and couldn't be more clear on this issue, as are the penalties under another law for non compliance with it. Somebody might go to jail for Donald over this one because Trump has no intention of obeying the law, makes ya wonder what he's got to hide. I figure Trump is gonna ignore the law and the courts on this issue and others too as we move forward, though other people might want to stay out of jail, even with the promise of a pardon and would rather be fired.
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House committee sends new letter to IRS demanding Trump's tax returns
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/13/politics/trump-tax-returns-house-letter-irs/index.html
(CNN)House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal is not backing down on his request for six years of the President Donald Trump's personal and business tax returns, he writes In a new letter sent Saturday to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig.
In a two-page letter, Neal writes that he believes his committee is well within its rights to see the President's tax returns and that he expects a decision from the IRS within the next 10 days.
"I expect a reply from the IRS by 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2019. Please know that if you fail to comply, your failure will be interpreted as a denial of my request," Neal writes.
The letter leans heavily into the committee's legal rational for the returns and Neal writes that, "I am aware that concerns have been raised regarding my request, and the authority of the committee. Those concerns lack merit. Moreover, judicial precedent commands that none of the concerns raised can legitimately be used to deny the committee's request."
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House Democrats Give IRS New Deadline of April 23 to Hand Over Trump Tax Returns
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/04/trump-tax-returns-irs-new-deadline-april-23.html
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DANIEL POLITI
APRIL 13, 201912:52 PM
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal made clear Saturday that Democrats in the House of Representatives are not giving up on their demand
to see President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Neal reiterated his demand for Trump’s tax returns, telling IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig
in a letter that he has until April 23 to turn over the files. The move amounts to a rebuke of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who had said he wasn’t even sure that Neal had the authority to make the request in the first place.
“I expect a reply from the IRS by 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2019. Please know that if you fail to comply, your failure will be interpreted as a denial of my request,” Neal wrote in the letter that came days after Mnuchin said there was no way the administration could meet the original April 10 deadline. In the letter, Neal pushed back against Mnuchin’s questions about whether lawmakers had the oversight authority to make what the treasury secretary had characterized as “unprecedented” request. “The Committee’s request raises serious issues concerning the constitutional scope of Congressional investigative authority, the legitimacy of the asserted legislative purpose, and the constitutional rights of American citizens,”
Mnuchin wrote. “The legal implications of this request could affect protections for all Americans against politically-motivated disclosures of personal tax information, regardless of which party is in power.”
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