Page 2 of 5 FirstFirst 12345 LastLast
Results 16 to 30 of 61

Thread: Mulvaney says Dems will 'never' see Trump tax returns

  1. #16 | Top
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Location
    life
    Posts
    52,794
    Thanks
    13,341
    Thanked 22,579 Times in 15,814 Posts
    Groans
    249
    Groaned 1,951 Times in 1,862 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats will “never” see President Donald Trump’s tax returns, said White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday, as a new front opened in the confrontation between the administration and Congress.


    Mulvaney accused Democrats of engaging in a “political stunt” and wanting “attention” after the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard Neal, asked the IRS to provide six years of Trump’s personal tax returns and the returns for some of his businesses.

    “That is not going to happen and they know it,” Mulvaney told “Fox News Sunday.” Asked whether he believe Democrats would ever view the president’s returns, Mulvaney replied: “Oh no, never. Nor should they.”

    Last week, Massachusetts Democrat Neal, one of only three congressional officials authorized to request tax returns, requested Trump’s personal and business returns in a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig. He asked for returns covering 2013 through 2018. He also asked for the documents in seven days, setting an April 10 deadline.

    An obscure 1924 statute includes no exceptions to Neal’s authority to ask the Treasury Department for returns and says the department “shall furnish” them when requested. It does require that the review of an individual’s return be conducted by members of Congress in “closed executive session” if the returns are provided without the taxpayer’s consent.

    Still, Mulvaney claimed the law provides for lawmakers to review individual tax returns but “political hit job is not one of those reasons.” His comments echoed those made by Trump’s lawyers who argued the Democratic request “would set a dangerous precedent” if granted.

    Trump broke with precedent when he chose not to release any tax returns as a presidential candidate. Mulvaney tried to cast the issue of the president’s taxes as old news, saying it was “already litigated during the election” and the American people “elected him anyway.”

    Trump has said he won’t release the information because he is under audit, something he reiterated again Friday while visiting the U.S-Mexico border.

    “I’m under audit. When you’re under audit you don’t do it,” Trump said.

    IRS officials have said taxpayers under audit are free to release their returns. Trump claimed at a news conference following his election in November 2018 that the filings are too complex for people to understand.

    William Consovoy, whose firm was retained by Trump to represent him on the matter, said in a letter Friday to the Department of Treasury’s general counsel that the tax code zealously guards taxpayer privacy. He said requests for tax returns “must have a legitimate legislative purpose.”

    Neal has said he made the request to review the IRS policy of auditing the tax returns of all sitting presidents and vice presidents, saying, “little is known about the effectiveness of this program.”

    “On behalf of the American people, the Ways and Means Committee must determine if that policy is being followed, and if so, whether these audits are conducted fully and appropriately,” Neal said when unveiling his request for Trump’s returns.

    Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee who has been an occasional critic of Trump’s, called Democrats’ actions “moronic.”

    He told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he believes Trump should release his tax returns, but by demanding them, “I think the Democrats are just playing along his handbook.”

    https://apnews.com/94d053425cdd485f86fb4d65eb464911
    sure do miss Bill. we used to have really good conversations about the Tribal Areas of Pakistan and the TTP Taliban

  2. #17 | Top
    Join Date
    Oct 2017
    Location
    Ravenhenge in the Northwoods
    Posts
    88,303
    Thanks
    145,721
    Thanked 82,529 Times in 52,746 Posts
    Groans
    1
    Groaned 4,657 Times in 4,376 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Jarod View Post
    Honestly, he reminds me of a lot of a certain class of lawyers I know, and a certain class of “Christians”.
    Sleazy, cheesy, but not Jesus-y? lol
    "Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain

  3. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to ThatOwlWoman For This Post:

    evince (12-01-2022), Jarod (12-01-2022), Joe Capitalist (12-03-2022)

  4. #18 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    93,665
    Thanks
    9,767
    Thanked 33,628 Times in 21,489 Posts
    Groans
    290
    Groaned 5,632 Times in 5,140 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    Sleazy, cheesy, but not Jesus-y? lol
    That is perfect.

    I wish "corrupt" and "idiotic" rhymed withy Jesus-y.
    4,487

    18 U.S. Code § 2071 - Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
    44 U.S.C. 2202 - The United States shall reserve and retain complete ownership, possession, and control of Presidential records; and such records shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.


    LOCK HIM UP!

  5. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Jarod For This Post:

    evince (12-01-2022), ThatOwlWoman (12-01-2022)

  6. #19 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    183,528
    Thanks
    71,923
    Thanked 35,503 Times in 27,049 Posts
    Groans
    53
    Groaned 19,565 Times in 18,156 Posts
    Blog Entries
    16

  7. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to evince For This Post:

    LurchAddams (12-02-2022), Nomad (12-03-2022), ThatOwlWoman (12-01-2022)

  8. #20 | Top
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    The Blue Ridge
    Posts
    37,741
    Thanks
    21,918
    Thanked 12,581 Times in 9,703 Posts
    Groans
    4,312
    Groaned 1,312 Times in 1,210 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    Another thread that smells of old farts and wet sweat socks. lol
    You should be used to those odors, living as you do.

  9. The Following User Says Thank You to MAGA MAN For This Post:

    cancel2 2022 (12-03-2022)

  10. #21 | Top
    Join Date
    Oct 2017
    Location
    Ravenhenge in the Northwoods
    Posts
    88,303
    Thanks
    145,721
    Thanked 82,529 Times in 52,746 Posts
    Groans
    1
    Groaned 4,657 Times in 4,376 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    I hope they place them in the congressional record
    It's unlikely that any of us citizens will see the info they contain. I'm okay with that. I'm just glad that the orange pig has lost, once again, and knows that his lies are being exposed one by one.
    "Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain

  11. #22 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    93,665
    Thanks
    9,767
    Thanked 33,628 Times in 21,489 Posts
    Groans
    290
    Groaned 5,632 Times in 5,140 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by ThatOwlWoman View Post
    It's unlikely that any of us citizens will see the info they contain. I'm okay with that. I'm just glad that the orange pig has lost, once again, and knows that his lies are being exposed one by one.
    We really should not see it unless it’s used in a criminal case.
    4,487

    18 U.S. Code § 2071 - Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
    44 U.S.C. 2202 - The United States shall reserve and retain complete ownership, possession, and control of Presidential records; and such records shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.


    LOCK HIM UP!

  12. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Jarod For This Post:

    cancel2 2022 (12-03-2022), ThatOwlWoman (12-01-2022)

  13. #23 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    93,665
    Thanks
    9,767
    Thanked 33,628 Times in 21,489 Posts
    Groans
    290
    Groaned 5,632 Times in 5,140 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by PostmodernProphet View Post
    its a contest......which demmycunt will leak them to the NYT first.....
    I really don’t have an opinion, but if you are predicting it, I suspect it will never happen.
    4,487

    18 U.S. Code § 2071 - Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
    44 U.S.C. 2202 - The United States shall reserve and retain complete ownership, possession, and control of Presidential records; and such records shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.


    LOCK HIM UP!

  14. The Following User Says Thank You to Jarod For This Post:

    Guno צְבִי (12-01-2022)

  15. #24 | Top
    Join Date
    Oct 2017
    Location
    Ravenhenge in the Northwoods
    Posts
    88,303
    Thanks
    145,721
    Thanked 82,529 Times in 52,746 Posts
    Groans
    1
    Groaned 4,657 Times in 4,376 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Jarod View Post
    We really should not see it unless it’s used in a criminal case.
    Agree. As much as I loathe the slimy Toadstool and want to see him burn, I just can't go along with revealing any American's tax info unless there's a court order, criminal case, and a compelling public interest.
    "Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain

  16. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to ThatOwlWoman For This Post:

    Guno צְבִי (12-01-2022), Jarod (12-01-2022), Nomad (12-03-2022)

  17. #25 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    134,855
    Thanks
    13,247
    Thanked 40,787 Times in 32,153 Posts
    Groans
    3,661
    Groaned 2,865 Times in 2,752 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Jarod View Post
    I really don’t have an opinion
    you would never admit it if you did......
    Isaiah 6:5
    “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

  18. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to PostmodernProphet For This Post:

    cancel2 2022 (12-03-2022), MAGA MAN (12-03-2022)

  19. #26 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    93,665
    Thanks
    9,767
    Thanked 33,628 Times in 21,489 Posts
    Groans
    290
    Groaned 5,632 Times in 5,140 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by PostmodernProphet View Post
    you would never admit it if you did......
    Anyone who reads my posts knows I share opinions all day long.
    4,487

    18 U.S. Code § 2071 - Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
    44 U.S.C. 2202 - The United States shall reserve and retain complete ownership, possession, and control of Presidential records; and such records shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.


    LOCK HIM UP!

  20. #27 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Posts
    23,532
    Thanks
    3,066
    Thanked 9,770 Times in 7,271 Posts
    Groans
    49
    Groaned 1,060 Times in 1,005 Posts

    Default

    Mulvaney is just one more guy who needed to be visited by an armed drone.
    The fact the orangutan and many of his minions are still walking about freely is by itself a strong indictment of the Biden Administration, I'm afraid.
    Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson, 1775
    Religion....is the opiate of the people. Karl Marx, 1848
    Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Kris Kristofferson, 1969

  21. The Following User Says Thank You to NiftyNiblick For This Post:

    Jarod (12-02-2022)

  22. #28 | Top
    Join Date
    Apr 2022
    Posts
    19,771
    Thanks
    13,768
    Thanked 8,903 Times in 6,593 Posts
    Groans
    5,254
    Groaned 537 Times in 514 Posts
    Blog Entries
    2

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    I hope they place them in the congressional record
    It think it's a pretty safe bet they will. The American people have the right to know whether trump was soliciting bribes from foreign powers.

    They'll need to get it done soon! You know the MAGAs will try to stop it when they take the majority in January.
    ================================================== =

    There will come a day where Donald Trump is gone, but the dishonor of those who carried his water will remain.

  23. #29 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    93,665
    Thanks
    9,767
    Thanked 33,628 Times in 21,489 Posts
    Groans
    290
    Groaned 5,632 Times in 5,140 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by evince View Post
    I hope they place them in the congressional record
    Can that be sealed for a period of time?
    4,487

    18 U.S. Code § 2071 - Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
    44 U.S.C. 2202 - The United States shall reserve and retain complete ownership, possession, and control of Presidential records; and such records shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.


    LOCK HIM UP!

  24. #30 | Top
    Join Date
    Jan 2021
    Posts
    31,957
    Thanks
    4,430
    Thanked 14,957 Times in 10,497 Posts
    Groans
    550
    Groaned 573 Times in 557 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default


Similar Threads

  1. Congressional dems demand Trump's tax returns but NOT Pelosi's!!!
    By Text Drivers are Killers in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 57
    Last Post: 02-14-2019, 08:41 AM
  2. What right do Dems have to Trump's tax returns?
    By Yurt in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 83
    Last Post: 02-06-2019, 06:48 AM
  3. LOCK HIM UP! - Americans DEMAND Dems out Trump tax returns
    By reagansghost in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 37
    Last Post: 12-04-2018, 03:47 PM
  4. House Dems threaten to expose Trump tax returns. What Trump should do.
    By Text Drivers are Killers in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 18
    Last Post: 11-07-2018, 10:59 PM
  5. Dems vow to grab Trump tax returns upon taking majority
    By anatta in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 135
    Last Post: 09-09-2018, 08:22 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Rules

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •