Ways and Means Committee just subpoenaed Trump's taxes from treasury and IRS.

[applegrove]

CNN They want them by May 17.

[spanone]

1. K&R...

[malaise]

2. It's going to be a great summer

Get the snacks

[mopinko]

10. i gotta dig up my hammock.

srsly, tho, i have a trumpkin in my life, and it has been a running joke about watching the impeachment hearings w him.
i hope it actually happens, cuz if he cracks, my faith in humanity will be restored.
not a typical one, just a radicalized old hippy that fell down the breitbart hole. not in it for the racism, but for the deep state.
he is my sign post for the future of this country. srsly.

if there is sunshine and snacks in my future, it will all be ok.

[malaise]

11. More folks are cracking by the minute

King Con's tired act is wearing thin.
That should be real fun - watching impeachment hearings with cuz.

[mopinko]

13. yup. the dam is leaking.

and the deluge is building.

might need to hit the costco for a case of champagne. swear that's what i will be drinkin the first day.

[manor321]

3. And it should be done under an impeachment inquiry...

Not under normal oversight, which a judge may very well deny if he/she doesn't like the Democrat's stated reason. It may not meet a legislative purpose (yes that is still required despite the "shall" language). Hopefully the judge rules with us.

[wryter2000]

8. It can be done

"Preliminary to" a judicial procedure.

[StarfishSaver]

18. A judge can also deny it if it's requested under an impeachment inquiry.

Whether it's part of oversight or impeachment has no legal significance.

And there is no requirement that Congress prove it meets a "legislative purpose." If there were, the statute would so state.

[onenote]

19. As a Constitutional matter, there has to be a legitimate legislative purpose

Congress can't do things it doesn't have Constitutional authority to do. However, Congress' legislative authority is extremely broad and the power to investigate is inherent in the power to legislate, so the bar that the Committee would have to overcome is very low.

[StarfishSaver]

21. True, but that is the basis for ANY Congressional request for documents, not just tax returns

In this instance, the Committee clearly detailed its legislative purpose, so that's not an issue here.

And, as I said, Treasury's duty to produce the documents is the same, regardless whether it's requested in connection with oversight or impeachment.

[iluvtennis]

22. And one of the legitimate purposes is to follow up on the assertions the Cohen made in his

testimony before the House Committee. The assertions that Trump would boost up his income/level of worth for loan purposes and then lower his income/level of worth for tax purposes. That's no only unethical, but illegal.

[MontanaMama]

4. Chip away Madame Speaker.

Keep living rent free in ME45's head.

[Takket]

5. I thought they already did that...

What was it the other day that Mnuchin refused?

[spooky3]

7. I think that was a "request" under section 6103.

This is a subpoena.

[onenote]

25. The rationale is that this extra step helps with the court case

I would have thought that the best way for the committee to proceed would be for it to immediately file a petition for a declaratory ruling and injunctive relief with the district court seeking a ruling that Mnuchin is obligated to produce the returns under the tax code and directing him to do so (with judicial contempt as an enforcement mechanism).

However, by taking the additional step of issuing a subpoena for the documents, the committee can still go directly to court without having to issue a contempt citation that would have to be prosecuted by the DOJ and can inform the court it had exhausted all of its remedies.

[spooky3]

26. thanks!

[Soph0571]

6. They are not going to give them up without a fight

Popcorn and beer stat...

Ding dong... in 3...2...1....

[wryter2000]

9. Yup

And if all the judges move quickly, Trump's head will spin so fast he'll launch that thing on his head into orbit.

[Soph0571]

14. And quite a lot of this...

[briv1016]

12. I'm sure they'll comply right away.

[Perseus]

15. Why May 17? They should demand them by next Tuesday

They already have them...All the time between now and May 17 for the crooks to cook up something and avoid giving them.

Give them by Tuesday May 14, 2019 or you go to jail, period.

Now, a bet without betting anything, that IRS does not comply...by May 17th...any takers?

[StarfishSaver]

20. That's not how it works.

[yaesu]

16. Lets hope there is enough teeth to enforce it, I didn't know how really impotent are government

was when it comes to policing their own until a criminal organization took over.

[BlueJac]

17. About fucking time...

we are in a fight for this country the first to shoot or you will lose.

[NewDayOranges]

23. While they are waiting to get Trump's returns from

The IRS, why don't they also request the tax returns filed with the state of NY? The NY AG announced she would be only too happy to get Trump's return from the NY Dept of Revenue for the Congressional Committees that need to see Trump's returns...

[calimary]

24. Backbone, Dems! Show us your BACKBONE!

It is guaranteed to be beautiful!

And we’ve been starving for it!