House Dems about to ask for Trump tax returns

[tvolsfan]

Because I think it’s ridiculous to compare someone who makes you mad to men who murdered millions of people.

Any idiot could have seen I was talking about him fighting losing battles.

Well, almost any.

 

[NorthDallas40]

The Supreme Court is going to **** on him.

What legal bar is SCOTUS going to use in order to determine whether this is a national emergency or not? Fact is article 2 and the National Emergencies Act grants the president a large degree of latitude in declaring national emergencies. The check and balance is congress passing an over riding resolution that POTUS can, and has already stated in this case will, veto. So how does SCOTUS **** on him exactly?

 

[Hunerwadel]

Why is Congress "investigating" alleged crimes that supposedly were committed while the alleged perpetrator was a private citizen and crimes that are not related to the alleged's current job?

Because he promised to show his tax returns?

That alone is a good enough reason for me. Some people probably voted for him based on his word that he would release his returns.

His personal lawyer testified and provided documents that Trump inflated and deflated his personal wealth for various reasons over a period of years. He would inflate the figure to get loans and make Forbes lists and deflate it for tax purposes. I would assume they want to check his returns and financials to see if he was and possibly still is a tax cheat. I think they should.

 

[hog88]

That alone is a good enough reason for me. Some people probably voted for him based on his word that he would release his returns.

His personal lawyer testified and provided documents that Trump inflated and deflated his personal wealth for various reasons over a period of years. He would inflate the figure to get loans and make Forbes lists and deflate it for tax purposes. I would assume they want to check his returns and financials to see if he was and possibly still is a tax cheat. I think they should.

You don't know how this works do you?

 

[luthervol]

Yeah, like they are supposed to. That is why we have three separate branches of government.

So when Trump abuses power it's not that big of a deal because we have 3 branches of government with checks and balances safeguards built in.
BUT when you feel a democratic controlled house is abusing power, it's horrible, the government is out of control, and it's a preview of a fascist onslaught.
Got to love your consistency.

 

[luthervol]

The answer is he found out he was wiretapped and investigated even before in office. So he threw up two #1 signs with the middle fingers.

Now that's the type of thing lemmings would gobble up.

 

[GAVol]

Purposefully overstating your income to secure a loan, whilst simultaneously understating to evade taxes, is not a "loophole."

You really think you're going to get him for fraud?

 

[luthervol]

Since Trump brought up Beta Males hand gestures, I'm deeming Nancy Pelosi as chop chop Pelosi.

lol.....beta males....the Trumpolean complex strikes again.

 

[NorthDallas40]

You think any banker worth a damn didn't verify income via tax return?

Shhhhhh... let them have their dreams.

The last damn mortgage I took out I had to give them my returns about five damn times!

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I think his big issue with releasing his tax returns is he doesn’t want people to know he’s not worth as much money as he claims

Probably a lot of truth in this. That being said, I couldn't care less. I'm way more interested in seeing the returns of the congress' top 10 net worth.... regardless of party.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Stalin would LOVE this Dem House!

He should, he voted for it.

 

[FLVOL69]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/politics/mnuchin-trump-tax-returns-congress/index.html

Mnuchin won't give a straight answer, there's a shock. But obviously he will resist it.

Aside from the legalities, Trump repeatedly promised to release them, and has not. I think you would have to be a pretty big fool not to suspect there is something in them. At this point, I'm thinking they would not square up with the financials he submitted to banks. So either he defrauded the banks or engaged in tax evasion. Maybe both.

Trump was and maybe still is under an audit, if there was anything there I guarantee Obama would’ve divulged it to Hillary prior to the election. Madcow thought she was going to have the goods on Trump as well

 

[GAVol]

I think his big issue with releasing his tax returns is he doesn’t want people to know he’s not worth as much money as he claims

Where is net worth going to show up on a tax return?

 

[luthervol]

clearly I'm not a lemming for you - I consider you the most frightening poster here. Seriously, I would fear a person like you being in power more than anyone else I can think of.

That's called chronophobia.

 

[C-south]

A better question is why would he continually promise to release his returns when he knew full well he had no intention of doing so....think about it. The answer may surprise you.

He wanted to get your hopes up again and then rip your heart out.

 

[volinbham]

You really think you're going to get him for fraud?

I'm still trying to figure out why this is a Congressional investigation.

 

[volinbham]

That's called chronophobia.

Nope; just good old fashion love of liberty.

 

[luthervol]

Nope; just good old fashion love of liberty.

Then you're just like me. I'm a great lover of liberty.

 

[C-south]

Then you're just like me. I'm a great lover of liberty.

Then post your tax returns on here so we can critique them.

 

[Vol8188]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/politics/mnuchin-trump-tax-returns-congress/index.html

Mnuchin won't give a straight answer, there's a shock. But obviously he will resist it.

Aside from the legalities, Trump repeatedly promised to release them, and has not. I think you would have to be a pretty big fool not to suspect there is something in them. At this point, I'm thinking they would not square up with the financials he submitted to banks. So either he defrauded the banks or engaged in tax evasion. Maybe both.

Is their goal to actually pass any legislation in the next two years or just virtue signal?

 

[hog88]

So when Trump abuses power it's not that big of a deal because we have 3 branches of government with checks and balances safeguards built in.
BUT when you feel a democratic controlled house is abusing power, it's horrible, the government is out of control, and it's a preview of a fascist onslaught.
Got to love your consistency.

I said the SCOTUS will put a check on the House abuse of power and it will be a bad look for the Dems.

 

[Grand Vol]

You have lost your mind.

I'm going to die laughing when it turns into another huge nothing burger like everything else has.

 

[McDad]

[QUOTE="lawgator1, post: 16563714, member: 2070]...American people voted into office a wave of [Opposition party] precisely because the [Other party] had proven to be the inept lackey of a criminal President...[/QUOTE]

Sounds very similar to the "contract with America" Repub wave (commonly referred to as a voter tantrum) AND similar to the Ds voted out after Obama's first 2 years (commonly called racism).
But now it is good, proper and wise i guess.

 

[McDad]

That alone is a good enough reason for me. Some people probably voted for him based on his word that he would release his returns.

His personal lawyer testified and provided documents that Trump inflated and deflated his personal wealth for various reasons over a period of years. He would inflate the figure to get loans and make Forbes lists and deflate it for tax purposes. I would assume they want to check his returns and financials to see if he was and possibly still is a tax cheat. I think they should.

Inflated and deflated claims of wealth are not shown on an income tax form. Inflated and deflated income might be, though.
I have had bankers during a loan process count my business (a seperate legal entity) income as my own in order to write me a loan.

But go ahead with the fraud angle. It's sounds super sinister.

 

[McDad]

I'm still trying to figure out why this is a Congressional investigation.

I agree with you, here. tax returns are customarily released but not required.
If a politician breaking a campaign promise is grounds for a Congressional investigation, Congress will have no time for anything but investigations. Probably best for us...too busy to make new laws.