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pnwmom

(108,975 posts) Sat Mar 23, 2019, 02:57 PM Mar 2019

I bet Mueller reported that Trump blocked Mueller from reviewing his tax returns

and other financial records. This would be a clear form of obstruction.

When the House subpoenas Mueller to testify (if a subpoena is required), they should ask him about that.

Link to tweet

Lloyd Doggett
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@RepLloydDoggett
Last week in our hearing, I asked Trump’s Treasury Sec. Mnuchin if he would fulfill the command of the statute requiring him to release Trump’s personal & business tax returns to Ways & Means Committee upon request.

All we got was doubletalk.

Discussed w/ @MSNBC this weekend:

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I bet Mueller reported that Trump blocked Mueller from reviewing his tax returns (Original Post) pnwmom Mar 2019 OP

Robert Mueller was steps ahead of Trump from the beginning...... ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2019 #1

It is also possible that Mueller requested the tax returns as a test, and Trump said no. pnwmom Mar 2019 #2

Or its possible he didn't request them and - or didn't get them. onenote Mar 2019 #3

Yep! Makes sense to me! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #4

He didn't need to get them from Treasury. Socal31 Mar 2019 #5

Even so, if Mueller requested them directly from Trump, and Trump said no, pnwmom Mar 2019 #6

Trump wouldn't have been able to do this. meadowlander Mar 2019 #7

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,783 posts)

1. Robert Mueller was steps ahead of Trump from the beginning......

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:01 PM

Mar 2019

He knows where the money trail began, saw the tax returns, passed on various aspects of the investigation to the State of New York, the SDNY, etc.

Donald Trump has no cause to breath easier. His nightmare is just getting started.

pnwmom

(108,975 posts)

2. It is also possible that Mueller requested the tax returns as a test, and Trump said no.

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:03 PM

Mar 2019

And Mueller got them anyway.

But we shall see.

onenote

(42,691 posts)

3. Or its possible he didn't request them and - or didn't get them.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:13 PM

Mar 2019

My guess is that if he wanted them, he wouldn't have requested them but would have sought them from a judge via an ex party order that Trump wouldn't even be aware of.

There is a lot of speculation that is what happened. But the reality is we don't know if he sought them and/or got them.

RKP5637

(67,104 posts)

4. Yep! Makes sense to me! n/t

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:19 PM

Mar 2019

Socal31

(2,484 posts)

5. He didn't need to get them from Treasury.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:27 PM

Mar 2019

Allen Weisselberg is on our team in exchange for immunity.

The lack of basic knowledge in this saga is the reason for most of the confusion in the last 24hrs.

pnwmom

(108,975 posts)

6. Even so, if Mueller requested them directly from Trump, and Trump said no,

Reply to Socal31 (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:52 PM

Mar 2019

that could be listed in the report as a form of obstruction, along with failing to answer the interrogatories, etc.

meadowlander

(4,394 posts)

7. Trump wouldn't have been able to do this.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:56 PM

Mar 2019

I have family members who have worked for IRS and they said it's common and standard practice for them to share tax returns with investigators when they are requested by other branches of law enforcement.

Trump might have tried, but Mueller has had his tax returns since day one of the investigation. They were almost certainly requested by the FBI as part of the previous counter-intelligence investigations.

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