Federal court can't force IRS to release Trump's tax returns

volsrock said:
A federal judge on Friday said that the court could not compel the IRS to turn over President Trump's tax returns.

They can only be obtained if Trump himself gave the IRS permission to reveal the returns or if Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation signed off to allow the disclosure.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehil...t-force-irs-to-release-trumps-tax-returns?amp
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It's often a good idea to read more than the title of your own links. It saves you the embarrassment of looking, once again, like a fool.

You are citing a request by EPIC, under the FOIA.

What you are ignoring, and what was in your link, is this little tidbit:


[FONT=&quot]However, personal tax forms are confidential. They can only be obtained if Trump himself gave the IRS permission to reveal the returns or if Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxation signed off to allow the disclosure[/FONT]
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Of course, you offered a piece from August of '17, as any moron would. What's different about Congress now?


The House will get trump's tax returns. He might try to fight it, and he might be able to push this well into '20...which will bode very well for Democrats.
 
Althea said:
The House will get trump's tax returns. He might try to fight it, and he might be able to push this well into '20...which will bode very well for Democrats.
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How will getting Trumps taxes in a closed session of Congress help the Democratic morons running in 2020?
 
Truth Detector said:
How will getting Trumps taxes in a closed session of Congress help the Democratic morons running in 2020?
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Let's see, if the information obtained in that closed session confirms facts that has already been discovered in related inquires and leads to further action
 
archives said:
Let's see, if the information obtained in that closed session confirms facts that has already been discovered in related inquires and leads to further action
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Translation:

We have nothing, so we're going to look and then say we found something.

/translation
 
archives said:
Let's see, if the information obtained in that closed session confirms facts that has already been discovered in related inquires and leads to further action
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I asked a question; finding it hard to answer it? How will getting Trumps taxes in a closed session of Congress help the Democratic morons running in 2020?
 
Totally unrelated to the House ways and means committee’s request from this week. Different set of laws, sorry you ejaculated too soon.
 
As the Supreme Court explained in Watkins v. United States, “there is no congressional power to expose for the sake of exposure.” Rather, if Congress wants to collect information from the executive branch or other outsiders, it must do so in connection with its legislative power. That is, a Congressional attempt to investigate an official or request information from him is valid only to the extent it serves proper legislative purposes.*** Congress cannot simply engage in “a fruitless investigation into the personal affairs of individuals.” Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168, 195 (1880). Thus, for example, it seems unlikely that Congress could properly request the tax returns of all civil rights leaders solely for the purpose of harassing them, even if there were potential non-discriminatory reasons for making those requests.

It's like investigating someone for a murder, when they have no proof of a murder.
 
Truth Detector said:
I asked a question; finding it hard to answer it? How will getting Trumps taxes in a closed session of Congress help the Democratic morons running in 2020?
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And you got your answer, if the information obtained in that closed session confirms facts that has already been discovered in related inquires and leads to further action establishing that Trump isn't quite what he would like others to believe

Proven negative truths never aided a candidate
 
archives said:
And you got your answer, if the information obtained in that closed session confirms facts that has already been discovered in related inquires and leads to further action establishing that Trump isn't quite what he would like others to believe

Proven negative truths never aided a candidate
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But they can't go on a fishing expedition, to try to find something to fish with.
 
USFREEDOM911 said:
As the Supreme Court explained in Watkins v. United States, “there is no congressional power to expose for the sake of exposure.” Rather, if Congress wants to collect information from the executive branch or other outsiders, it must do so in connection with its legislative power. That is, a Congressional attempt to investigate an official or request information from him is valid only to the extent it serves proper legislative purposes.*** Congress cannot simply engage in “a fruitless investigation into the personal affairs of individuals.” Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168, 195 (1880). Thus, for example, it seems unlikely that Congress could properly request the tax returns of all civil rights leaders solely for the purpose of harassing them, even if there were potential non-discriminatory reasons for making those requests.

It's like investigating someone for a murder, when they have no proof of a murder.
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Is impeachment a legislative purpose?
 
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