Trump esp. disturbed after learning Mueller would be able to access several years of his taxes

[HipChick]

Link to tweet

[Jersey Devil]

1. Does it matter if a pardon is "accepted"

If a President declares a person pardoned it is a done deal. I do not believe the person pardoned can do anything to either accept or reject the pardon.

[Honeycombe8]

13. Well, that doesn't make sense. If you don't reject it, you by default have accepted it.

Maybe you have to sign it.

You also have to be charged with something, I guess, so there's something to be pardoned for.

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. Since a pardon is a legal admission of guilt, the recipient has to ask for it

with full realization of what it implies.
Therefore a Pres. or whoever cannot be handing them out willy nilly to people who haven't asked, 'cause it would be declaring them guilty, and against their interests.

Or so it would seem...

[Honeycombe8]

21. Not necessarily. If it's after conviction, or if it's your son, it's a given they want one, I think.

If it's your son, it could be at any time. He wouldn't ask. Dad would insist he get and take a pardon. Not that Jr. would have a problem with that. He would expect it.

[pirateshipdude]

2. Bring out the taxes, follow the money. Eom.

[Solly Mack]

3. K&R

[malaise]

4. I can't wait to see the details splashed across

front pages

[flibbitygiblets]

12. You mean the part where tRump owes hundred of millions to sanctioned Russian banks?

Assuming Uday and Qusay's boasts can be believed, that is. For once I hope they were telling the truth.

[malaise]

22. I want it all but that will be especially

DELISH

[Baitball Blogger]

5. It makes the most sense, because, how can you be pardoned if a case is still

ongoing and guilt has not been legally determined?

[Lochloosa]

7. Nixon

[dflprincess]

11. On the up side, if there are "irregularities" in his Federal taxes

you can bet there are also problems with his state taxes. And a president can only pardon Federal crimes, he'd still be on the hook for breaking state laws.

[trueblue2007]

6. GOING DOWN THE MONEY TRAIL ..... They will find the Dirt on Trump and Associates & Russians

[sunonmars]

8. I guarantee you Mueller already has Trumps taxes......

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. Really? How do you know that. It excites me

[sunonmars]

15. First port in any fin. inv. taxes taxes taxes - Lawyers were just saying it,he must already has them

[Laura PourMeADrink]

18. I have wondered about that. The return is stored at the IRS. If my taxes were sought by

a US court/government prosecutor - would they wait for me to produce? Or could they just nab them from the IRS records?

Too bad press gave up on the novel idea to press for Trump 2016 taxes (not under audit yet). Trump knows the worst he does only lasts days worth of press....the minor stuff - hours.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. HC ! Your post title and the tweet don't seem connected? Please expound...

[spanone]

14. he must have some terrifying skeletons in that tax closet

[HipChick]

17. I hope they rattle around in his dreams

every single night...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

19. You know what's absolutely leakproof? The IRS on Trump. Can you imagine - being an agent/accountant

on the IRS team looking at his taxes? Either their audit was closed a long time ago. Or, they are picking it apart with a fine-tooth comb. Either way - we are hearing nothing. Amazing that someone hasn't leaked SOMETHING. Says a lot.

[BannonsLiver]

16. Sleep tight, Donny