Bob Mueller Probably Already Has Trump’s Tax Returns
Of course he has them. The tricky part, if you will, is finding a way to disclose the returns. I suspect they'd need to be part of a court filing for that to happen for his team certainly cannot directly disclose their content in the abstract. What may be possible is to disclose the returns with identifying information -- proper names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. -- redacted, though it's unlikely that would happen prior to the end of the investigation.
That seems reasonable since Mueller has subpoenaed records from Deutsche Bank, a bank that has done a lot of business with Trump for many years and holds some his loans.
It would be easy for Mueller to get Trump's returns. He would seek an ex parte order from a federal judge. That means that the person who is being investigated doesn't know that the tax returns are being sought or if the judge issues the order. Basically, it's done in secret.
What lots people don't understand, getting financial records on Trump may show he is guilty or it may show he is innocent. About the only thing you can say for sure is Mueller had enough evidence to convince a judge to issue the order, assuming Mueller got the returns.
What lots people don't understand, getting financial records on Trump may show he is guilty or it may show he is innocent.
Well, for my part and as goes the "Russia" investigation, I don't care whether he's guilty or not guilty. I desire only the preponderant degree of certainty one obtains from having reviewed credible
evidence -- documents, 3rd party sworn testimony, etc. -- which he be. If preponderantly it appears he's guilty, he should be tried in open court. If not, well, there's nothing to do but move on.
To date, the Trump team and to some extent the GOP members of Congress have not behaved as conducive as possible so that the country can obtain the degree of certainty I've noted. Let's face fact. When a public official (candidate) refuses to disclose information and/or repeatedly says there's nothing there only to have it later be discovered there is more than nothing there, observers are not given much confidence in the veracity of the official's claims.