Fight escalates over Trump's tax returns

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Tensions are mounting in the fight over President Trump’s tax returns, as the deadline for when Democrats said the IRS must provide them to Congress approaches.

The escalating fight between Trump and Democrats puts pressure on two key administration officials who will testify on Capitol Hill on Tuesday: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig.

Trump’s surrogates are publicly criticizing Democrats’ request for the returns, with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney saying on Sunday that Democrats will “never” obtain the documents.

Democrats are pushing back on Republicans’ criticisms of the request, saying the law is on their side.

“I think that the tax code will speak for itself,” Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) told The Hill on Monday.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) last week sent a letter to the IRS requesting six years of Trump’s personal and business returns. He asked the IRS to provide the documents by Wednesday.

Neal made the request under Section 6103 of the tax code, which states that Treasury “shall furnish” tax returns upon request from the chairmen of Congress’s tax committees, as long as the committees review the documents in a closed session.

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/437946-fight-escalates-over-trumps-tax-returns

[SHRED]

1. Not getting my hopes up

In fact I predict 2 more years of delay and then public lack of interest.

The multi-national corporate fascists have all but taken over this country.

Sorry but I'm down today.
Way down.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. You should hear Republicans on Facebook.

They are in despair. "Git your guns, find shelter, we're on our own!" They feel lost because they can't understand this brand of Republicans, but they also have an inner fear of socialism, indoctrinated over a lifetime.

Seriously folks, this is the United States of America. Get a grip.

[colsohlibgal]

3. Obviously Twitler Has A Reason He Doesn't Want Them Seen

Every other recent President has volunteered to release them. One Evil, Weird, Creepy Guy is our Prez. We need to send him packing in January 2121.

[leftieNanner]

4. One of the Freedumb caucus guys

today, in the Mnuchin hearing said that "nobody asked for Clinton's taxes! Nobody asked for Obama's taxes!" (not verbatim)

Um, duh. Because both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton posted their taxes publicly.

Geez. The stupid hurts.

[Mc Mike]

5. Shall furnish. Period.

No wiggle room there, repugs.

[DontBooVote]

6. The goddamned tax code doesn't mean shit to them just like the legal code doesn't mean shit to them!