WH responds to MSNBC report on Trump tax returns: "you know you are desperate when you willing to

[MelissaB]

WH responds to MSNBC report on Trump tax returns: "you know you are desperate when you willing to violate the law..."

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[leftstreet]

1. So the WH is responding before they even hear the story?

That seems weird

[MelissaB]

2. Yes

[HipChick]

4. Fear....

[babylonsister]

5. No, maybe desperate to start the spin. nt

[Generic Brad]

16. It's not weird if you're the ones who sent it

[babylonsister]

3. Hahahaha! Got their hackles up!

Stand by for more lies.

[Squinch]

6. Answer to white house: "Prove it."

[MFM008]

7. hey donnie

eat a spicy bag of dicks...............

[riversedge]

8. so, the WH did not actually release the 2005 returns? They were leaked??? just asking

[onecaliberal]

9. Trump violates the law dozens of times each day. No one should give two tips what he says

[NYC Liberal]

10. Thanks for the confirmation that they're real, Donald!

I thought they might have tried to go the "it's fake!" route.

[WePurrsevere]

11. But is getting & reporting on 17 yr old returns truly illegal?

I can understand privacy laws possibly giving some protection but for how long or where these released by Trump for some reason years ago so they're legally already out there?

[SickOfTheOnePct]

12. If they were released by the government

that would be illegal.

I don't believe it's illegal for a reporter to publish or release them once they have them. But if someone in the government released them to the reporter, that person broke the law.

[WePurrsevere]

13. I agree. I'm pretty sure it's not illegal for her

To report on whatever she gets from a source but it sure sounds like they're trying to make it seem like it is.

I'm wondering if the person who got them actually did something illegal or if after a certain amount of time tax returns can be requested under something like the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA).

I'm sorry if I'm not clear. I'm up before dawn so am normally off to bed by now but want to see what Rachel has.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

14. I doubt that tax returns are ever available under FOIA n/t

[WePurrsevere]

15. Possibly not which is why I said 'something like'.

I'm not a tax or other type of lawyer so I'm unsure what the exact laws are on such things. That's why I ask, to learn.

[Yo_Mama]

20. No, tax information is confidential forever.

Even when the government provides it for legal purposes to trustees/bks can disclose it to outsiders.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6103

[Yo_Mama]

19. By law tax information is confidential. Government officials may

not release it. That includes federal, state and local officials.

I suppose someone from the accountant's office could have leaked it.

Here is a link to the US Code:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6103

[bigtree]

17. this makes me think there's something there

...something damaging to them.

This response is bulllshit. There's nothing illegal in reporting this. There ARE real issues related to and behind this return.

All of the Rachel bashing here over this is giving credence to their transparent attempt to change the subject.

[erpowers]

18. Trump Had No Problem With Law Breaking During Election

Donald Trump did not have a problem with law breaking when people were hacking the DNC's computers. As someone on twitter said, if you do not want people exposing your corruption don't be corrupt. If Trump does not want people releasing and talking about his tax returns without his permission he should just release his tax returns.

Trump said that President Obama must be hiding something if he does not want to release his birth certificate. Well, what is Trump hiding by not releasing his tax returns?

[bdamomma]

21. WH

is effed up, it is not ILLEGAL to show what you are supposed to disclose. Period.