Does congress have the right to Trump's tax records?

[GrandWazoo]

@altair1013

Because there is no allegation or evidence of any tax crimes committed by the president. If there were, the IRS would certainly find it.

Well, history tells us that the IRS missed about $500,000.00 in owed taxes that were found on Nixon’s tax returns after Congress did their oversight.

[Vali]

When one starts a post with a logical fallacy (“witch hunt”) and tries to build upon that, they show that they have no critical thinking skills.

[BigBear]

@altair1013

First of all. The President should release them because he said that he would. He says that he is under audit. I don’t know what the IRS says.

But. I don’t see how congress has the right to anyone’s tax records. They are not tax experts, they do not enforce tax law and the President is not being investigated for any tax crime. The IRS enforces tax law, not congress. They do not need the help of congress to sort out the President’s tax returns. My prediction. They have no legal right to the President’s tax returns and they will not get them unless he gives them up.

Congress does, because of a law.
What will you say when it’s proved that Trump has been lying all along about this “under audit” nonsense?

[altair1013]

@GrandWazoo

Well, history tells us that the IRS missed about $500,000.00 in owed taxes that were found on Nixon’s tax returns after Congress did their oversight.

You realize that there was a criminal investigation regarding Nixon? Right? It was not a fishing expedition simply searching for anything they could find. Big difference.

[dantes]

@altair1013

Because there is no allegation or evidence of any tax crimes committed by the president. If there were, the IRS would certainly find it.

This is not critical thinking.

[altair1013]

Should every democrat who is demanding the President’s tax returns be willing to release their own tax returns? You know, walk the talk?

[dantes]

You mean like every Democrat presidential candidate has for decades?

Ayup.

[Snow96]

So the president isn’t afford the right to be secure in his papers? And against unreasonable search and seizure.

I think congress SHOULD have to get court approval and PROVE to a judge they need the information.

[Vali]

No tax returns are being “released”. Fat Donald’s returns and the supporting documentation and relevant IRS documents will be reviewed by the members of the relevant committees by virtue of their statutory authority.

[GrandWazoo]

@altair1013

ou realize that there was a criminal investigation regarding Nixon? Right? It was not a fishing expedition simply searching for anything they could find. Big difference.

When the Congress investigated Nixon there was not a criminal investigation. Congress had some rumors and inside information that set them on course to investigate. Same with Trump. He and his son’s have all mentioned foreign money and projects. So there will now be an investigation. If you believe that Trump is innocent I think you shouldn’t be complaining about the process. Don’t you want to know if our president is clean or dirty?

[Snow96]

Hopefully it that law gets challenged in court. My belief is it is unconstitutional.

[reflechissez]

Based on what?

[BlueTex]

@altair1013

So here’s some amazing critical thinking for you. We just finished a witch hunt. Now we are moving into the fishing expedition phase. Why a fishing expedition? Because there is no allegation or evidence of any tax crimes committed by the president. If there were, the IRS would certainly find it. So based on that. Should every democrat who is demanding the President’s tax returns be willing to release their own tax returns? You know, walk the talk?

How’s that for critical thinking? You like?

The law does not require the house ways and means committee to justify, in any way, why they are requesting the records. They can not disclose them with the consent of the taxpayer.

[Snow96]

And many laws get challened years after they were passed and found to be unconstitutional.

[Vali]

Why are so many people filling up their Depends over the House committees performing oversight?

[dantes]

Aren’t tax returns government records?

[Apocalypto]

@Snow96

So the president isn’t afford the right to be secure in his papers? And against unreasonable search and seizure.

By law, congress has a right to view his tax records and also by law, they cannot display them publicly.

@Snow96

I think congress SHOULD have to get court approval and PROVE to a judge they need the information.

Again, they don’t have to get any approvals from anyone. It’s the law.
I’m sure though, that fat donald will fight this tooth and nail and it might end up in court where they will eventually make the decision.

[BlueTex]

@Snow96

Hopefully it that law gets challenged in court. My belief is it is unconstitutional.

Lol… It’s been in place since 1924 and used numerous times and challenged. Still there…

Here is an example the Senator Grassley used the law…

ENRON'S COLLAPSE: RETURNS UNDER SCRUTINY; Senate Finance Panel Wants Tax...

[Snow96]

@Vali

The tax committees have an “unqualified right” to the tax return of any individual, including Individual-1.

Uhhh no, they have a law passed by congress, that could be challenged in court. I hope Trump does just that.

[altair1013]

@GrandWazoo

When the Congress investigated Nixon there was not a criminal investigation. Congress had some rumors and inside information that set them on course to investigate.

There was a Wategate break in. Committed by the committe to re-elect the president. If it wasn’t that, then what was the premise?