Since Trump cult members INSIST that Trump can unilaterally stop the disclosure of his tax returns, I had to look up what the LAW (not acolytes) state about such returns' disclosure
26 U.S. Code § 6103 - Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information
(f)Disclosure to Committees of Congress
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
Once Democrats are sworn in as majority leaders they will be able to get Trump's income tax returns via the Ways and Means committee. Something Republican house members refused to do.
Republicans Pass on Chance to Get Trump's Tax Returns - The Atlantic
Democrats will get them, the question is if they'll make them public knowledge or not?
There was no reason for ways and means to request Trumps returns. From your link:
“If Congress begins to use its powers to rummage around in the tax returns of the president, what prevents Congress from doing the same to average Americans?” House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady told reporters,
according to CNBC. “Privacy and civil liberties are still important rights in this country, and the Ways and Means Committee is not going to start to weaken them.”
The law is not there to allow congresscritters to go on a scavenger hunt. If they use it for that they could wind up in jail.
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WTF--you don't think that Mueller got his hands on Paul Manafort's income tax returns? Of course,if you're under suspicion for money laundering just about any government agency, especially congress can get them. But they're not interested in normal average Americans are they?
They're interested in this guy, who has continually refused to release any income tax returns and he has conflicts of interests pouring out his ass, all over the world and he is the POTUS.
Did you know that President's can even own stock in companies. Now you half brained Trump tards elected a man that can be held hostage on U..S Foreign policy, spending bills, etc. etc. etc. by several foreign countries where he has investments & properties.
You can bet your sweet ass they're going to get his income tax returns, once and for all.