Posted on 05/14/2019 10:01:04 AM PDT by Kaslin
Leftist Democrat politicians on Capitol Hill continue to lose their minds after the Treasury Department denied requests and ignored a subpoena for President Trump's tax returns.
"As you have recognized, the Committee's request is unprecedented, and it presents serious constitutional questions, the resolution of which may have lasting consequences for all taxpayers. Accordingly, the Department of the Treasury has consulted with the Department of Justice concerning the lawfulness of your request. As explained in my April 23 letter, the Committee's statutory authority under section 6103(f) is bounded by Congress's authority under the Constitution, and the Supreme Court has held that the Constitution requesrs that Congressional information demands must reasonably serve legislative purpose," Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin wrote in a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee last week.
"Although the Department is unable to provide you with the requested confidential tax returns and return information, we renew our previous offer to provide information concernting the COmmittee's state interest in how the IRS conducts mandatory examinations of Presidents," he continued.
During a segment on MSNBC Monday night, Democrat Congresswoman Jackie Spier declared President Trump will go to prison for refusing to turn them over. Her comments prompted an interesting response from host Chris Matthews, who accused of her engaging in tactics used in Venezuela.
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews roasts Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) on air for claiming Trump is going to be jailed for not releasing his tax returns:
“This is so Venezuela, Congresswoman.” pic.twitter.com/VFGjzFieN7— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) May 14, 2019
If Chris Matthews is over it, it's a safe bet the majority of Americans are too.
LOL Ouch. That's going to leave a mark.
I do think that Trump is playing the libtards with this tax return thing. If there was a jot or title missing when Trump was just a candidate and 0bama was president does anyone beleive ValJar couldn’t find it? My bet is the guy had the best accountants and tax lawyers in the world make sure he was not vulnerable on that front.
Absolutely. Trump is diverting the dummies with this.
Meming the Democrats as the “Venezuela Party” would really sting. It might hurt their feelings, though.
It is true that the sergeant of arms can make an arrest BUT ONLY WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL BUILDING.
He has no authority to arrest anyone outside of the building.
I am 79 years old. I cannot think of a single Democrat who would want their tax returns exposed....NOT ONE....Not living or dead-—NOT A SINGLE ONE.
The members of the committee should lead by example and release all of their families tax records first.
It’s not like the people in government didn’t see them in 2015-2016 when Dems were complaining about it in the beginning.
Pres. Trump Executive Order....
All elected Federal office holders are required to make their Income Tax Returns public.
Returns for the last 7 yrs. or the yrs. they have held office, whichever is longer.
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