CNN: IRS commissioner Charles Rettig is the man standing between Congress and Trump's tax returns

[erpowers]

A showdown between the White House and House Democrats over the release of President Donald Trump's personal tax returns comes down to one man: Charles Rettig, head of the Internal Revenue Service.

Rettig, 62, a veteran California tax attorney, spent more than 35 years representing taxpayers in disputes with federal and state tax agencies until he was sworn in as IRS commissioner last October.

That makes him the only person in Washington with the authority to turn over the President's personal tax returns under an obscure tax law -- though Rettig has argued in hearings that the decision to comply with Democratic requests nonetheless rests with his boss, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

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Democrats blasted him during his June confirmation hearing for failing to disclose that he had a stake in two rental units in Hawaii at a Trump-branded hotel. Those ties were resurfaced last week by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, known as CREW, after disclosure documents showed Rettig earned as much as $1 million in rental income from his Trump-related branded properties while under political pressure to release the President's tax returns.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/05/politics/irs-commissioner-charles-rettig-trump-taxes/index.html?cid=web-alerts&nsid=98681428

[spanone]

1. the corruption is staggering.

[MBS]

11. my daily feelings, exactly. n/t

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. The law is the law...There is no getting around that...

Tax Law states when Tax returns are requested by the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, the IRS SHALL turn them over. What is so difficult about that? Tax Law 6103 is explicit.

Tax Law 7214 states that Refusal and Failure to turn over said requested Tax Returns SHALL result in the loss of job, fine of $10,000 and 5 years in prison. That is quite explicit as well.

What does Rettig not understand what is at stake here?

[PCIntern]

3. So who's going to prosecute him?

It's a Federal Crime right?

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. Exactly, who????

The Trump Deep State is pervasive throughout our government.

[watoos]

6. I don't think that people understand,

the serious situation we are in. Our democracy, our rule of law is being flat out ignored by Republicans.

We have thread after thread here urging Democrats to avoid any mention of impeachment, shh.

Barr has only turned over a portion of the Mueller report that he chose to turn over. All of the dirt on Trump is in the grand jury testimony that will stay hidden unless we start impeachment hearings.

I'm sorry but I don't get the "let's wait crowd." Put Auntie Maxine in charge of the impeachment committee and give her 12 freshman Congresspersons and let the fur fly.

[PatrickforO]

9. Even the Salt Lake Tribune is now calling for impeachment

Seriously. It's on a kpete thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212072975

I'm thinking that report is a clarion call for the House to begin impeachment hearings as a precursor to drawing up any Articles.

Time to begin really educating the American public about what a dirt bag Trump really is.

[uponit7771]

7. Congress, inherent contempt ... bout that easy

[pdsimdars]

4. Oh, gee, another self serving crony in Trump's administration, who could have guessed?

I'm SHOCKED, I tell you, simply SHOCKED! (not)

[uponit7771]

8. "he had a stake in two rental units in Hawaii at a Trump-branded hotel" WTF !?!?!?!?

[Mc Mike]

10. Drain the Swamp. Lock Him Up.

[Honeycombe8]

12. So are the Democrats taking this to the Courts yet? Let's get a move on, guys.

The day after the deadline to produce the returns, the Democrats need to file a legal action, to let the Courts decide if Congress has the power to get the returns.

If we are a dictatorship, let's get that stated in the Courts, so we're all clear on that. Then we can quit pretending we are still a democracy and the law is king.

[Historic NY]

13. Sgt of Arms should be sitting outside his office on Monday morning

with handcuffs.