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U.S. House panel chairman subpoenas Trump's tax returns

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If Trump had nothing to hide, he wouldn't be trying so hard to hide everything.

Mnuchin needs a pnunchin the face.

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They’ll never get it, ask Holder.

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It doesn't really matter on the ground. Even Trump fans know he is a shyster.

Their mistake is that they are supporting future Presidents not disclosing their taxes, and that was good checks and balances for the American people. Trump fans stripped the people of that power and handed it to the Oval Office, including future Democrats, and got nothing in return.

It really doesn't make any sense unless you're being purely emotional and short-sighted.

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Get the tax returns so we can all see if it's trillions that he lost in failed business deals...or if its true what Eric and Don Jr say about getting all the money they need from Russia...

Next book: "Trump 101: How to Con and Swindle Your Way to the Top"...

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The dem "elites" know full well what they are attempting to do is in direct violation of both TITLE 26, USC 6103 and the 4th Amendment. Let them take their subpoenas to a court where they will ultimately be told to pound sand.

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Well this is certainly pertinent:

”Trump's IRS commissioner, Charles Rettig, meanwhile, owns 50 percent shares of two one-bedroom residential rental units in the Waikiki Trump International Hotel and Tower in Hawaii, each worth $1.1 million, The Wall Street Journal reported last June, before Rettig's confirmation hearing. And as ProPublica and WNYC noted in October, Rettig — then a California tax attorney — argued in Forbes in February 2016 that Trump shouldn't release his tax returns, four days after Trump unveiled his dubious "I'm under audit" excuse for keeping his returns secret.”

https://theweek.com/speedreads/833454/trumps-handpicked-irs-chief-irs-legal-counsel-both-have-ties-trump-businesses

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It doesn't really matter on the ground. Even Trump fans know he is a shyster.

I think he thinks that about liberals.

Their mistake is that they are supporting future Presidents not disclosing their taxes, and that was good checks and balances for the American people. Trump fans stripped the people of that power and handed it to the Oval Office, including future Democrats, and got nothing in return.

Most people at this point really don’t care except the haters. Knowing what’s in Trump’s taxes won’t put food on people’s table.

It really doesn't make any sense unless you're being purely emotional and short-sighted.

I say this every single day about the haters.

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Trump lied about showing his tax returns. He thought it was important enough to lie to the voters about.

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Trump lied about showing his tax returns. He thought it was important enough to lie to the voters about.

That’s ok. Big deal. Never cared either way of any President.

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That’s ok. Big deal. Never cared either way of any President.

Trumpophiles have gotten used to buying Donny's lies. They've also gotten used to doing screeching 180s when Don does one.

Hilarioua they have no integriry left because they coughed it up to a failed businessperson.

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The dem "elites" know full well what they are attempting to do is in direct violation of both TITLE 26, USC 6103 and the 4th Amendment. Let them take their subpoenas to a court where they will ultimately be told to pound sand

And that settles it because Tex, Esq. says so. Of course, we know of Dems lost in court it would be because of a biased judge legislating from the bench.

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Trump lied about showing his tax returns. He thought it was important enough to lie to the voters about.

That’s ok. Big deal. Never cared either way of any President.

Why do you think he lied about being willing to show his tax returns?

Is it because of radical jihadi socialists robbing Paul to pay Peter?

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Chipstar Today  11:58 am JST

And that settles it because Tex, Esq. says so.

Actually, the law and the U.S. Constitution says so. The America-obsessed posters at this site could learn about how our government works if they bothered to do a bit of research. Then again, who has the time to do that when they're busy posting more than 30 times in 24 hours? ;-)

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Chip Star - And that settles it because Tex, Esq. says so. Of course, we know of Dems lost in court it would be because of a biased judge legislating from the bench.

The law is pretty clear. The Democrats will have to provide the court with one, or more, legitimate reasons for ordering the release of someone's tax files. Unless elected Democrats can somehow manage to change existing law, the court will have no reason to allow the release of Trump's tax returns.

However, elected Democrats may believe that this request for tax records will delay the DOJ's investigation into the investigators who repeatedly used the fraudulent Steele document/fantasy to punish Trump for beating Hillary.

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The law is pretty clear. The Democrats will have to provide the court with one, or more, legitimate reasons for ordering the release of someone's tax files. 

We have a report showing him to have colliuded with the Russians. That’s as good a reason as any.

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Colliuded? Is colliuding a crime?

The result of the Mueller report was that there was no collusion.

U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal will have to come up with a much more convincing argument than "collusion", or by claiming that Trump had hurt Hillary's feelings.

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Trump is stonewalling oversight investigations by Neal and five other Democratic committee chairs in the House of Representatives, prompting Democrats to warn Trump officials that they could face contempt citations along with heavy fines and even impeachment by defying congressional subpoenas.

The Dems are officially lunatics at this point. How can you fine someone for refusing to do something that they are not legally required to do? They are digging their own political graves.

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Colliuded? Is colliuding a crime?

Only if it reaches a level of criminal conspiracy.

Now that I’ve answered your question, is colluding with an enemy power to gain power acceptable actions for someone trying to become the leader of a nation? I’m not asking about legalities, I’m asking about morality. Is colluding with enemy superpowers an acceptable action?

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Comey didn't allow an investigation into the DNC's use of Fusion GPS's use of British citizen Steele's use of Russian information to spy on the political campaign of an American running POTUS. Democrats don't seem to have a problem legally, or morally, with the use of foreigners to undermine a U.S. election. It looks like the answer to your question depends on whether, or not, it's your ox which is being gored. The "morality" of elected Democrats seems to be based on whether, or not, an AG is considered a Democrat (Eric Holder), or a Republican (Bill Barr).

Meanwhile, elected Democrats have subpoenaed Trump's tax returns because Mueller's fishing expedition failed to produce the results that elected Democrats have been promising their devoted fan base. Now those elected Democrats will have to actually produce evidence of a legitimate legislative need in order to convince a judge (probably several judges, depending on how many courts these "resist" Democrats intend to drag their "dog and pony show" through. The end result will be the same, "Because Trump beat Hillary", is not a legitimate legislative need.

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