House Republicans reject bids to obtain Trump tax returns

[Miles Archer]

Source: Reuters

A Republican-controlled congressional panel rejected a bid by Democrats on Tuesday to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns, despite warnings that Trump's business holdings could pose conflicts of interest as Congress turns to tax reform.

At a sometimes fiery 2-1/2-hour hearing that careened from lawmaker concerns over political corruption and national security to privacy rights and tax accounting, the House Ways and Means Committee voted 24-16 along party lines to oppose a Democratic resolution that sought the release of 10 years of Trump's tax returns to the House of Representatives.

While the hearing was under way, House Republicans separately turned back a Democratic attempt to force a floor vote on Trump's tax returns.

Committee Republicans accused Democrats of using the tax-writing committee for political grandstanding. "This resolution is a procedural tool being utilized – and I think, abused – for obvious political purposes," panel Chairman Kevin Brady said.

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[yallerdawg]

1. They're all going home in a few days.

Where we'll be waiting.

[kimbutgar]

2. The rethugs would be screaming and demanding for Hillary to Obama's returns if the shoe was

On the other foot.

[cstanleytech]

3. Yup and the hypocrisy is thick considering the actual grandstanding the Repugnants

pulled over trying to repeal the ACA.

[Rural_Progressive]

6. This time it really isn't so much about hypocrisy.

Try and think of it this way.

Imagine a ship at sea, the repukes are the crew and dRump is the captain. Intellectually the crew knows they're screwed. The ship is ramming iceberg after iceberg, the captain is insane and the ship is doomed.

They also know that if they criticize the captain or abandon ship they're going to get thrown into or jump into a sea full sea creatures who will end their careers, destroy their reputations, and possibly put them in jail.

Since the repukes are creatures without honor and totally self-absorbed they will stick with the captain since there is no other option in their minds. Cornered rats are not known for their reasoned response to the situation.

[cstanleytech]

7. Dont they realize that eventually the ship will run aground and that they still risk being held

accountable? After all there is zero statute of limitations for treason and that goes for co conspirators of treason as well.

[Rural_Progressive]

8. Doesn't matter anymore

They're already screwed no matter what they do and they know it. Only hope they have is that the orange gibbon prevails. Since they have no honor or decency they will do anything, no matter how unlikely, to save their own worthless hides. The cost to the Republic, not something they bother their beautiful minds about.

[kimbutgar]

9. That is really a sobering chilling reality

I want to not care but I am trapped everywhere I am because I do care.

It's kind of no win.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. The whole of the GOP are scared of this item.

Thinking in the work product,we will see funding mechanism's for most Republican Politicians as well as how Trump used a Tax shelter for his Families personal usage.

[ProudLib72]

5. Fuck them!

And the horses they rode in on.