Posted on 07/30/2021 11:07:44 AM PDT by bitt
The income tax returns of former President Donald Trump must be released by the IRS to Congress, the Department of Justice said.
The DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel said that Congress had made a legitimate request to see Trump's tax returns.
The decision came more than a year after the Supreme Court said that Trump's tax returns and other financial records had to be turned over by his longtime accountants to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. as part of a criminal probe.
The income tax returns of former President Donald Trump must be released by the IRS to Congress, the Department of Justice said Friday.
The DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel in a written opinion said that the House Ways and Means Committee had made a request with a legitimate legislative purpose to see Trump's tax returns, with a stated objective of assessing how the IRS audits presidents' tax returns.
Under federal law, the tax-related committees of Congress have a "broad right" to obtain taxpayer information from the Treasury Department, the IRS's parent,the 39-page opinion noted.
"The statute at issue here is unambiguous: 'Upon written request' of the chairman of one of the three congressional tax committees, the Secretary 'shall furnish' the requested tax information to the Committee,' " the opinion said.
While those committees cannot compel the executive branch of the government to compel disclosure of that information, the opinion noted that tax returns should be denied to the committees "only in exceptional circumstances," and when that request "lacks a legitimate legislative purpose."
The decision comes more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court said that Trump's tax returns and other financial records had to be turned over by his longtime accountants to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., because of a subpoena issued as part of
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more nonsense...
of course..because NOTHING else matters except to “Get Trump” all they can think about is Trump..because they know what we all already know..he really did win, and they dont want him to win again in 2024
They won’t rest till he is destroyed or in jail....
THAT’S JUSTICE!
“Justice” is now defined by which party controls the government...
The uniparty and the deep state conspiring to kneecap Trump at all costs. Those returns will be published and twisted in a way to make Trump look almost as crooked as Joe Biden.
Since when do edicts from the politicized DOJ count as law?
An opinion.
All I can say is thank God the Turtle did not cave onkeeping Merrick Garland off of the USSC.
Well, that sounds like a fairly generic request -- are they getting Obama's returns as well? Or are they just TARGETING Trump?
They're after more than just him.
the DOJ is America’s Stasi
Trump is the symbol of all things against the deep state. This isn’t about Trump. It’s about anybody else who wants to challenge the deep state as much as him.
I guess they are luring the Rats into another “Trap”. /s
assess how they audit? Was he audited while president??
why ?
Waiting for DJT to release his Real Estate portfolio and thank Joe Biden for the increase in the values of his holdings, due to inflation,making him even richer than when he left office.
“Progressives” heads explode!!
4th Amendment violation....................
They need a back up plan if the fake insurrection “investigation” doesn’t succeed in declaring him ineligible to run for public office.
In a unrelated topic..it wouldn’t be funny if Nancy Pelosi died at the podium.
Well, if something is amiss in those tax returns, then the IRS is at fault. As far as I know, the IRS has blessed all his tax returns after a yearly audit.
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