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We may finally see Trump’s tax returns, and Republicans are panicking

No, it's a legal requirement.

As Al Capone found out.

What does Al Capone have to do with Trump not showing his tax returns when he ran for President? It's not a legal requirement for him to reveal them to the public. Only to the IRS.
 
I have to ask, did anybody bring up the hilarious conservative narrative of "wah wah Obama didn't release his college transcripts" or the even more hilarious narrative "wah wah why wont he release his BC?"
 
I have to ask, did anybody bring up the hilarious conservative narrative of "wah wah Obama didn't release his college transcripts" or the even more hilarious narrative "wah wah why wont he release his BC?"

It seems they are going with "I wanna see Pelosis returns!!"

But they still dont want to see Trumps
 
Why would republicans 'panic?' They dont know whats in them any more than you do.

I think it's actually the democrats who are panicked. They got the word that Mueller is just weeks from wrapping up his Russian collusion hoax investigation and has nothing on Trump. Just white collar and process crimes of some former aides. Perhaps next, they will desperately investigate whether he pulled a girl's pigtails in 2nd grade.
 
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There is no Constitutional requirement for anyone to release their tax returns. As such, it's a matter of personal privacy and should be respected...unless you don't believe anyone should have personal privacy.

What I believe is we should see what business our president has with foreign countries. It might be considered a conflict of interest if say trump was doing or trying to do business with a country like russia. The right would turn trump into a dictator if they could.
 
Must be nice to just violate a person's RIGHT TO PRIVACY whenever one wants. Talk about abuse of power.

What are you guys afraid of, exactly? This has consistently been the one issue that you guys really freak out about.
 
What I believe is we should see what business our president has with foreign countries. It might be considered a conflict of interest if say trump was doing or trying to do business with a country like russia. The right would turn trump into a dictator if they could.

Why would doing business with a foreign entity be considered a conflict of interest? The guy is in the hotel business. If he wants to build a hotel in Tokyo or Seville or Paris or Moscow he's going to have to deal with a foreign country at some point. It happens ALL THE TIME in business. I have clients with foreign income and foreign real estate and who visit foreign countries. Should they all be investigated for conflicts of interest too? I mean, heck, they could be foreign agents. In fact, there was this guy at the gas station today who said hello to me but, now that I think back on it, he had weird accent that could have been foreign. Maybe I should turn myself in to the FBI for being contacted by a foreigner who is trying to influence my vote in the next election.
 
Why would doing business with a foreign entity be considered a conflict of interest? The guy is in the hotel business. If he wants to build a hotel in Tokyo or Seville or Paris or Moscow he's going to have to deal with a foreign country at some point. It happens ALL THE TIME in business. I have clients with foreign income and foreign real estate and who visit foreign countries. Should they all be investigated for conflicts of interest too? I mean, heck, they could be foreign agents. In fact, there was this guy at the gas station today who said hello to me but, now that I think back on it, he had weird accent that could have been foreign. Maybe I should turn myself in to the FBI for being contacted by a foreigner who is trying to influence my vote in the next election.

It's why we have the emoluments clause.
 
Why would doing business with a foreign entity be considered a conflict of interest? The guy is in the hotel business. If he wants to build a hotel in Tokyo or Seville or Paris or Moscow he's going to have to deal with a foreign country at some point. It happens ALL THE TIME in business. I have clients with foreign income and foreign real estate and who visit foreign countries. Should they all be investigated for conflicts of interest too? I mean, heck, they could be foreign agents. In fact, there was this guy at the gas station today who said hello to me but, now that I think back on it, he had weird accent that could have been foreign. Maybe I should turn myself in to the FBI for being contacted by a foreigner who is trying to influence my vote in the next election.

*facepalm *

Because there's always the chance he'll put his profits over the best interests of the country.

This seems to confuse conservatives.
 
Just remember, if they can do it to Trump they can do it to you too....and Republicans can do it to Democrats (assuming they ever manage to get elected again). Tax returns could be made a public record just to make sure that nobody is getting over on anyone else. I mean, it would be important to know if your neighbor really deducted their veterinary bills last year while you were honest and didn't, right?

I'm all for disclosing tax returns of all Senators and House members and well as President and VP. So that does not worry me a bit. If it was a law we would have less crooks running for office. Setting an example is part of what our legislators are supposed to do.
 
It's a legal requirement to pay your taxes but definitely not a legal requirement to open them up for public scrutiny or political scrutiny.

What you are basically arguing here, is that Government Officials should not be transparent about their business dealings and wealth.

When one is dealing with an alleged billionaire that is also deciding to take up the nations highest office, there is the possibility that they can be financially compromised by a hostile power, I'm not saying that's whats happened in his case, but the fact he has not been transparent about his business dealings and hasn't divested himself properly of his business interests SHOULD set off alarm bells for any good, thinking citizen.

But you're standing there, this, alleged small government conservative saying, we don't need to know anything about his finances... He decided to run for public office and while it's not the law for him to release his tax returns... Why is he the only candidate in modern history not to do so?

Why doesn't that concern an alleged small government conservative?
 
*facepalm *

Because there's always the chance he'll put his profits over the best interests of the country.

This seems to confuse conservatives.


Apparently they think our Govt. should be for sale to the highest bidder.
 
What are you guys afraid of, exactly? This has consistently been the one issue that you guys really freak out about.

You want to see his returns? GET A WARRANT!
 
You want to see his returns? GET A WARRANT!

This guy should be able to help those of us with inquiring minds.....

https://waysandmeans.house.gov/about/ranking-member-sander-m-levin

Here's where Neal gets his authority....

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

From the text....

(f) Disclosure to Committees of Congress
(1) Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Finance, and Joint Committee on Taxation
Upon written request from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate, or the chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Secretary shall furnish such committee with any return or return information specified in such request, except that any return or return information which can be associated with, or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer shall be furnished to such committee only when sitting in closed executive session unless such taxpayer otherwise consents in writing to such disclosure.
 
Why would doing business with a foreign entity be considered a conflict of interest? The guy is in the hotel business. If he wants to build a hotel in Tokyo or Seville or Paris or Moscow he's going to have to deal with a foreign country at some point. It happens ALL THE TIME in business. I have clients with foreign income and foreign real estate and who visit foreign countries. Should they all be investigated for conflicts of interest too? I mean, heck, they could be foreign agents. In fact, there was this guy at the gas station today who said hello to me but, now that I think back on it, he had weird accent that could have been foreign. Maybe I should turn myself in to the FBI for being contacted by a foreigner who is trying to influence my vote in the next election.

Are they in charge of the most powerful country on Earth?
 
Must be nice to just violate a person's RIGHT TO PRIVACY whenever one wants. Talk about abuse of power.

It would be a more believable statement if this "right to privacy" was uniformly respected. But, when its drug possession or use, or abortion, or terrorism, etc., suddenly this "right to privacy" isn't so important to many.
 
We may finally see Trump’s tax returns, and Republicans are panicking

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Trump and the GOP would vastly prefer a permanent deep burial as distant as possible from any sunlight.
I have yet to see a single panicking Republican.
 
Just remember, if they can do it to Trump they can do it to you too....and Republicans can do it to Democrats (assuming they ever manage to get elected again). Tax returns could be made a public record just to make sure that nobody is getting over on anyone else. I mean, it would be important to know if your neighbor really deducted their veterinary bills last year while you were honest and didn't, right?


I don't think the slippery slope argument works here. This is a president/veep thing, nothing more.


yeah, repubs don't have to do it to dems, dems ( including past repubs ) all VOLUNTEERED their taxes.
 
There is no Constitutional requirement for anyone to release their tax returns. As such, it's a matter of personal privacy and should be respected...unless you don't believe anyone should have personal privacy.



Things are different with a president. We need to know if he has conflicts of interests he is withholding.


The whole reason Nixon started this was to show the world taht "he was not a crook".


We need to know if the prez is a crook, or not, get it? No one cares about you.


It could be legislated, easily.
 
Must be nice to just violate a person's RIGHT TO PRIVACY whenever one wants. Talk about abuse of power.


Strawman. No one is taking about anyone but the prez. There are exceptions for a president on various things, like his not being indicted, that's not a priviledge imparted to you. Taxes can be another one.
 
The roast continues of Donald Trump here at DP. With every new day several threads pop up usually by the same anti-Trumpers who I am convinced do it as group therapy for TDS.

With each story it carries their hope that something will eventually take down Trump. Yes the Trump roast continues....

Roasts as in Dean Martin use to be some of the funniest stuff on tv.


This one is a blast from the past.

 
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