Pelosi says House Democrats will begin process to obtain Trump tax returns
Last edited Thu Dec 13, 2018, 04:34 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that congressional Democrats will begin to seek President Donald Trumps tax returns - a move likely to be resisted by the White House - after they take control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January.
The House Ways and Means Committee will take the first steps toward obtaining the documents, though that will likely be a challenging process, said Pelosi, who has the backing of her members to become speaker of the House next month.
There is popular demand for the Congress to request the presidents tax returns, she told reporters in the Capitol.
Im sure the White House will resist and so the question is where do we go from there, she said.
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POLITICS DECEMBER 13, 2018 / 12:05 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
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LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)I bet he plays Santa at Mar-el-Loco.
cilla4progress
(24,731 posts)what these will answer?
Won't they be a pack of lies, anyway?
Is it simply that there is material to work with in there? Perjurious?
pwb
(11,265 posts)Deductions he doesn't deserve. Things like that?
BigmanPigman
(51,591 posts)as well as his other lies. He didn't want US to see them because he is probably worth less than he claims, bit also it will reveal some of his conflict of interests and financial crimes.
IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)so there must be something in there. Only one way to find out.
MichMan
(11,924 posts)Not sure that proves I am hiding something.
I don't think there is anything in them that is going to be the game changer we all think it is.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)Hes been audited by the IRS enough that his tax returns will be squeaky clean. He may not be worth $10b, but i think thats the only thing were likely to learn from them.
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)and also what type of income he gets and from whom and what he owes and to whom. It will give investigators a roadmap of where to look for impoprieties.
I'd expect Dems will also supoena Trump Organization tax returns, too.
blue-wave
(4,353 posts)a Russian translator to decipher from Cyrillic.
UpInArms
(51,283 posts)Lots of information that has been withheld will see the light of day
onetexan
(13,041 posts)It must be bad
jgmiller
(394 posts)but it doesn't matter, this will drive him crazy. He clearly doesn't want people seeing whats in there, not because it shows anything illegal but because it will expose more of his lies. I'm sure if there was massive fraud in there the IRS would have gone after him years ago. This will just expose what his net worth really is and where he's making money and spending it.
Just like Pelosi and Schumer the other day it's pyschological warfare against him. I'm sure he will fight it but I really can't see how he can given that it's a law that allow congress to do this and I don't think there is any constitutional guarantee to IRS privacy.
cilla4progress
(24,731 posts)Thanks.
My legs are getting tired from all of this happiness.
Juneboarder
(1,732 posts)... once Trump and Pence have been ousted!