Republicans (ways & means committee) refuse to release Trump's tax returns over Russia investigation

[oreo]

For a POTUS who has a long history of deceptiveness, selfishness and misrepresentations of fact, and who also refuses to divest of his personal business holdings while in the office of the President, disclosing his tax returns would be about the best possible way for him to at least provide the information the public needs to have so they can at least know whether his positions are apt to be personally profitable to him.

For me, it's a matter of scale. The man's a billionaire. If he advocates a position that happens to yield him a few hundred grand, I don't care so much. If it's a few million, well, I sort of care. If it's hundreds of millions, I care. If it turns out that his policies form a pattern of consistent gains great and small, well, I definitely care and I'd be inclined to think he's abusing the privilege of being POTUS.

I could take a somewhat less strident position were he to divest truly of his holdings, but he's not done that and shows no indication that he will. Moreover, his kids are on his staff and running the companies. That's just too cozy for us to also have no very detailed visibility to what's what.

It doesn't matter if he put them in his kids names, he will still protect those assets no matter what. The only way he could be 100% conflict of interest free was to sell off those assets which he has not done, and has no intention of doing.

I'd prefer he divest, but I'm not nearly as concerned about whether he actually sells off the assets as I am about visibility. With comprehensive visibility, we can know "what's up." Knowing "what's up," the people, the Congress and the Courts are in a position to hold him accountable and take action if he crosses the line. That's enough for me. His situation is unique -- private mega-business owner rather than owners of public company securities -- so I can get with the idea of taking a little bit different tack. Full and complete disclosure is that tack; that's the compromise with which I'd feel comfortable.

Selling them off is the only way he can be conflict of interest free. PERIOD He hasn't done that and he won't do that. If his kids own those properties he will still protect them.

 

[Spare_change]

For a POTUS who has a long history of deceptiveness, selfishness and misrepresentations of fact, and who also refuses to divest of his personal business holdings while in the office of the President, disclosing his tax returns would be about the best possible way for him to at least provide the information the public needs to have so they can at least know whether his positions are apt to be personally profitable to him.

For me, it's a matter of scale. The man's a billionaire. If he advocates a position that happens to yield him a few hundred grand, I don't care so much. If it's a few million, well, I sort of care. If it's hundreds of millions, I care. If it turns out that his policies form a pattern of consistent gains great and small, well, I definitely care and I'd be inclined to think he's abusing the privilege of being POTUS.

I could take a somewhat less strident position were he to divest truly of his holdings, but he's not done that and shows no indication that he will. Moreover, his kids are on his staff and running the companies. That's just too cozy for us to also have no very detailed visibility to what's what.

It doesn't matter if he put them in his kids names, he will still protect those assets no matter what. The only way he could be 100% conflict of interest free was to sell off those assets which he has not done, and has no intention of doing.

I'd prefer he divest, but I'm not nearly as concerned about whether he actually sells off the assets as I am about visibility. With comprehensive visibility, we can know "what's up." Knowing "what's up," the people, the Congress and the Courts are in a position to hold him accountable and take action if he crosses the line. That's enough for me. His situation is unique -- private mega-business owner rather than owners of public company securities -- so I can get with the idea of taking a little bit different tack. Full and complete disclosure is that tack; that's the compromise with which I'd feel comfortable.

Selling them off is the only way he can be conflict of interest free. PERIOD

I'm not sure how THAT works ---- Sasha Obama went from 9 years old to worth $19 million in the eight years her dad was in the WH. I don't remember her writing any books.

So much for that transparency thing, huh?

 

[oreo]

LOL ---- I'm not a billionaire, and my tax return was over 300 pages.

Can you imagine what distortions, half truths, and misleading assumptions a hostile press could come up with his?

You can't blame him for not loading the guns for the idiots in the press.

Believe it or not, there are people in this country that are smart enough to go through Trump's income tax returns to see what conflicts of interest he has. No one gives a rats ass about how much money he's made.

It's in the constitution, that any elected office holder be conflict of interest free. Trump isn't.

 

[usmbguest5318]

Trump's income tax returns would actually be too challenging for them at this point in time. We'll have to wait until 2018 when Democrats take over both houses to get a peak at Trump's income tax returns.

Challenging my ass. There are swarms of tax accountants and lawyers, particularly forensic accountants, or even run of the mill CPAs who don't routinely specialize in tax or corporate tax ,who know exactly where to look and for what. It wouldn't take them more than an hour, if that, to find out whether there's something at least questionable afoot. Ticking, tying, and tracing the figures may take some time, but not that much with the subpoena power of the government.

 

[usmbguest5318]

For a POTUS who has a long history of deceptiveness, selfishness and misrepresentations of fact, and who also refuses to divest of his personal business holdings while in the office of the President, disclosing his tax returns would be about the best possible way for him to at least provide the information the public needs to have so they can at least know whether his positions are apt to be personally profitable to him.

For me, it's a matter of scale. The man's a billionaire. If he advocates a position that happens to yield him a few hundred grand, I don't care so much. If it's a few million, well, I sort of care. If it's hundreds of millions, I care. If it turns out that his policies form a pattern of consistent gains great and small, well, I definitely care and I'd be inclined to think he's abusing the privilege of being POTUS.

I could take a somewhat less strident position were he to divest truly of his holdings, but he's not done that and shows no indication that he will. Moreover, his kids are on his staff and running the companies. That's just too cozy for us to also have no very detailed visibility to what's what.

It doesn't matter if he put them in his kids names, he will still protect those assets no matter what. The only way he could be 100% conflict of interest free was to sell off those assets which he has not done, and has no intention of doing.

I'd prefer he divest, but I'm not nearly as concerned about whether he actually sells off the assets as I am about visibility. With comprehensive visibility, we can know "what's up." Knowing "what's up," the people, the Congress and the Courts are in a position to hold him accountable and take action if he crosses the line. That's enough for me. His situation is unique -- private mega-business owner rather than owners of public company securities -- so I can get with the idea of taking a little bit different tack. Full and complete disclosure is that tack; that's the compromise with which I'd feel comfortable.

Selling them off is the only way he can be conflict of interest free. PERIOD He hasn't done that and he won't do that. If his kids own those properties he will still protect them.

Okay. Well, we just differ on that. Fine.

 

[Reasonable]

I never understood how racist neo nazi republicans could demand obama release his fucking birth certificate but they dont see a problem with trump not releasing his tax returns.

Very good point!

Actually, it's no point at all ...

1) Obama's eligibility for the office needed to be proven.

2) Trump's tax records have nothing whatsoever to do with his eligibility for the office.

Apples and kumquats ....

Trump's tax returns could tell us what type of personal and business connections he has with Russia. When it comes to conflicts of interest that's the motherload of all conflicts of interest.
I totally get why you and your type are petrified that the country and world could find out the dirty truth about Trump.
If ANY of the allegations turn out to be true it will make Watergate look like a Sunday afternoon garden party.

 

[OKTexas]

Republicans are in charge of the Way & Means committee of congress, and can easily get to Trump's income tax returns. The American public has a right to now what is going on with him and Russia. These income tax returns would show any financial ties to Russia and other foreign countries that he may be held hostage by.

Of course this over the two ongoing Senate investigations over Russia hacking into the DNC databases, and General Flynn's firing.
Senate Committee May Use Subpoenas in Russian Hacking Investigation
Senator: Investigation of Trump and Russia, including Flynn's conversations, is moving forward

"Coming on top of credible information from America’s intelligence agencies that Russia tried to destabilize and influence the 2016 presidential campaign, these latest revelations are more than sufficient reason for Congress to investigate what Moscow has been up to and whether people at the highest levels of the United States government have aided and abetted the interests of a nation that has tried to thwart American foreign policy since the Cold War.

Given that context, one might expect Mr. Trump to be clamoring for details that would eliminate any suspicion that his administration is in league with an enemy. Instead he has waged an unhinged attack on the intelligence agencies themselves, praising President Vladimir Putin of Russia at every turn and pointing fingers everywhere but at himself, while refusing to take a single step to resolve questions about his administration’s ties to Russia.

Admittedly, this is hoping for a lot from a Republican leadership whose natural inclination is to protect the president. This week, for instance, congressional Republicans closed off one avenue to forcing the release of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which he has refused to divulge and which could help prove to Americans that he is not indebted to Russian financial entities. (It bears repeating, in this regard, that Mr. Trump didn’t fire Mr. Flynn this week for chummily discussing American sanctions on Russia with Moscow’s ambassador, or for lying about it. Mr. Trump knew all that for weeks. He fired Mr. Flynn after both of them got caught.)

Here is the article, and this is the reason that the New York Times was banned from attending White House briefings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/...nvestigate-mr-trumps-ties-to-russia.html?_r=0

And it's clearly falling apart on Trump


Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign - CNNPolitics.com

A high level staffer from Ways & Means said the committee considered requesting the returns, but decided that US Privacy Laws and the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution, do no allow for fishing expeditions just to satisfy a bunch of butt hurt, pathetic snowflake regressives and voted no on the matter. The staffer was fully authorized to speak on the matter, but their name and position is being withheld to prevent butt hurt regressive harassment.

 

[Reasonable]

Republicans are in charge of the Way & Means committee of congress, and can easily get to Trump's income tax returns. The American public has a right to now what is going on with him and Russia. These income tax returns would show any financial ties to Russia and other foreign countries that he may be held hostage by.

Of course this over the two ongoing Senate investigations over Russia hacking into the DNC databases, and General Flynn's firing.
Senate Committee May Use Subpoenas in Russian Hacking Investigation
Senator: Investigation of Trump and Russia, including Flynn's conversations, is moving forward

"Coming on top of credible information from America’s intelligence agencies that Russia tried to destabilize and influence the 2016 presidential campaign, these latest revelations are more than sufficient reason for Congress to investigate what Moscow has been up to and whether people at the highest levels of the United States government have aided and abetted the interests of a nation that has tried to thwart American foreign policy since the Cold War.

Given that context, one might expect Mr. Trump to be clamoring for details that would eliminate any suspicion that his administration is in league with an enemy. Instead he has waged an unhinged attack on the intelligence agencies themselves, praising President Vladimir Putin of Russia at every turn and pointing fingers everywhere but at himself, while refusing to take a single step to resolve questions about his administration’s ties to Russia.

Admittedly, this is hoping for a lot from a Republican leadership whose natural inclination is to protect the president. This week, for instance, congressional Republicans closed off one avenue to forcing the release of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which he has refused to divulge and which could help prove to Americans that he is not indebted to Russian financial entities. (It bears repeating, in this regard, that Mr. Trump didn’t fire Mr. Flynn this week for chummily discussing American sanctions on Russia with Moscow’s ambassador, or for lying about it. Mr. Trump knew all that for weeks. He fired Mr. Flynn after both of them got caught.)

Here is the article, and this is the reason that the New York Times was banned from attending White House briefings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/...nvestigate-mr-trumps-ties-to-russia.html?_r=0

And it's clearly falling apart on Trump


Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign - CNNPolitics.com

A high level staffer from Ways & Means said the committee considered requesting the returns, but decided that US Privacy Laws and the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution, do no allow for fishing expeditions just to satisfy a bunch of butt hurt, pathetic snowflake regressives and voted no on the matter. The staffer was fully authorized to speak on the matter, but their name and position is being withheld to prevent butt hurt regressive harassment.

We all totally get why you and your spineless representatives are scared shitless to find out if the president is a crook.
That's ok. The American people won't let this go. And the press will keep on reporting it until the republicans cry NO MAS and give in.
The push for his tax returns and certainly the Trump/ Putin scandal is not going away any time soon.

 

[OKTexas]

Republicans are in charge of the Way & Means committee of congress, and can easily get to Trump's income tax returns. The American public has a right to now what is going on with him and Russia. These income tax returns would show any financial ties to Russia and other foreign countries that he may be held hostage by.

Of course this over the two ongoing Senate investigations over Russia hacking into the DNC databases, and General Flynn's firing.
Senate Committee May Use Subpoenas in Russian Hacking Investigation
Senator: Investigation of Trump and Russia, including Flynn's conversations, is moving forward

"Coming on top of credible information from America’s intelligence agencies that Russia tried to destabilize and influence the 2016 presidential campaign, these latest revelations are more than sufficient reason for Congress to investigate what Moscow has been up to and whether people at the highest levels of the United States government have aided and abetted the interests of a nation that has tried to thwart American foreign policy since the Cold War.

Given that context, one might expect Mr. Trump to be clamoring for details that would eliminate any suspicion that his administration is in league with an enemy. Instead he has waged an unhinged attack on the intelligence agencies themselves, praising President Vladimir Putin of Russia at every turn and pointing fingers everywhere but at himself, while refusing to take a single step to resolve questions about his administration’s ties to Russia.

Admittedly, this is hoping for a lot from a Republican leadership whose natural inclination is to protect the president. This week, for instance, congressional Republicans closed off one avenue to forcing the release of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which he has refused to divulge and which could help prove to Americans that he is not indebted to Russian financial entities. (It bears repeating, in this regard, that Mr. Trump didn’t fire Mr. Flynn this week for chummily discussing American sanctions on Russia with Moscow’s ambassador, or for lying about it. Mr. Trump knew all that for weeks. He fired Mr. Flynn after both of them got caught.)

Here is the article, and this is the reason that the New York Times was banned from attending White House briefings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/...nvestigate-mr-trumps-ties-to-russia.html?_r=0

And it's clearly falling apart on Trump


Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign - CNNPolitics.com

A high level staffer from Ways & Means said the committee considered requesting the returns, but decided that US Privacy Laws and the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution, do no allow for fishing expeditions just to satisfy a bunch of butt hurt, pathetic snowflake regressives and voted no on the matter. The staffer was fully authorized to speak on the matter, but their name and position is being withheld to prevent butt hurt regressive harassment.

We all totally get why you and your spineless representatives are scared shitless to find out if the president is a crook.
That's ok. The American people won't let this go. And the press will keep on reporting it until the republicans cry NO MAS and give in.
The push for his tax returns and certainly the Trump/ Putin scandal is not going away any time soon.

Well they might be more receptive if you pathetic snowflake regressives provided more probable cause than just your butt hurt.

 

[Reasonable]

Republicans are in charge of the Way & Means committee of congress, and can easily get to Trump's income tax returns. The American public has a right to now what is going on with him and Russia. These income tax returns would show any financial ties to Russia and other foreign countries that he may be held hostage by.

Of course this over the two ongoing Senate investigations over Russia hacking into the DNC databases, and General Flynn's firing.
Senate Committee May Use Subpoenas in Russian Hacking Investigation
Senator: Investigation of Trump and Russia, including Flynn's conversations, is moving forward

"Coming on top of credible information from America’s intelligence agencies that Russia tried to destabilize and influence the 2016 presidential campaign, these latest revelations are more than sufficient reason for Congress to investigate what Moscow has been up to and whether people at the highest levels of the United States government have aided and abetted the interests of a nation that has tried to thwart American foreign policy since the Cold War.

Given that context, one might expect Mr. Trump to be clamoring for details that would eliminate any suspicion that his administration is in league with an enemy. Instead he has waged an unhinged attack on the intelligence agencies themselves, praising President Vladimir Putin of Russia at every turn and pointing fingers everywhere but at himself, while refusing to take a single step to resolve questions about his administration’s ties to Russia.

Admittedly, this is hoping for a lot from a Republican leadership whose natural inclination is to protect the president. This week, for instance, congressional Republicans closed off one avenue to forcing the release of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which he has refused to divulge and which could help prove to Americans that he is not indebted to Russian financial entities. (It bears repeating, in this regard, that Mr. Trump didn’t fire Mr. Flynn this week for chummily discussing American sanctions on Russia with Moscow’s ambassador, or for lying about it. Mr. Trump knew all that for weeks. He fired Mr. Flynn after both of them got caught.)

Here is the article, and this is the reason that the New York Times was banned from attending White House briefings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/...nvestigate-mr-trumps-ties-to-russia.html?_r=0

And it's clearly falling apart on Trump


Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign - CNNPolitics.com

A high level staffer from Ways & Means said the committee considered requesting the returns, but decided that US Privacy Laws and the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution, do no allow for fishing expeditions just to satisfy a bunch of butt hurt, pathetic snowflake regressives and voted no on the matter. The staffer was fully authorized to speak on the matter, but their name and position is being withheld to prevent butt hurt regressive harassment.

We all totally get why you and your spineless representatives are scared shitless to find out if the president is a crook.
That's ok. The American people won't let this go. And the press will keep on reporting it until the republicans cry NO MAS and give in.
The push for his tax returns and certainly the Trump/ Putin scandal is not going away any time soon.

Well they might be more receptive if you pathetic snowflake regressives provided more probable cause than just your butt hurt.

Keep pretending it wasn't confirmed by 18 intelligence agencies. Amnesia? Or just sucking Trump's tiny dick again?

 

[OKTexas]

Republicans are in charge of the Way & Means committee of congress, and can easily get to Trump's income tax returns. The American public has a right to now what is going on with him and Russia. These income tax returns would show any financial ties to Russia and other foreign countries that he may be held hostage by.

Of course this over the two ongoing Senate investigations over Russia hacking into the DNC databases, and General Flynn's firing.
Senate Committee May Use Subpoenas in Russian Hacking Investigation
Senator: Investigation of Trump and Russia, including Flynn's conversations, is moving forward

"Coming on top of credible information from America’s intelligence agencies that Russia tried to destabilize and influence the 2016 presidential campaign, these latest revelations are more than sufficient reason for Congress to investigate what Moscow has been up to and whether people at the highest levels of the United States government have aided and abetted the interests of a nation that has tried to thwart American foreign policy since the Cold War.

Given that context, one might expect Mr. Trump to be clamoring for details that would eliminate any suspicion that his administration is in league with an enemy. Instead he has waged an unhinged attack on the intelligence agencies themselves, praising President Vladimir Putin of Russia at every turn and pointing fingers everywhere but at himself, while refusing to take a single step to resolve questions about his administration’s ties to Russia.

Admittedly, this is hoping for a lot from a Republican leadership whose natural inclination is to protect the president. This week, for instance, congressional Republicans closed off one avenue to forcing the release of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which he has refused to divulge and which could help prove to Americans that he is not indebted to Russian financial entities. (It bears repeating, in this regard, that Mr. Trump didn’t fire Mr. Flynn this week for chummily discussing American sanctions on Russia with Moscow’s ambassador, or for lying about it. Mr. Trump knew all that for weeks. He fired Mr. Flynn after both of them got caught.)

Here is the article, and this is the reason that the New York Times was banned from attending White House briefings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/...nvestigate-mr-trumps-ties-to-russia.html?_r=0

And it's clearly falling apart on Trump


Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign - CNNPolitics.com

A high level staffer from Ways & Means said the committee considered requesting the returns, but decided that US Privacy Laws and the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution, do no allow for fishing expeditions just to satisfy a bunch of butt hurt, pathetic snowflake regressives and voted no on the matter. The staffer was fully authorized to speak on the matter, but their name and position is being withheld to prevent butt hurt regressive harassment.

We all totally get why you and your spineless representatives are scared shitless to find out if the president is a crook.
That's ok. The American people won't let this go. And the press will keep on reporting it until the republicans cry NO MAS and give in.
The push for his tax returns and certainly the Trump/ Putin scandal is not going away any time soon.

Well they might be more receptive if you pathetic snowflake regressives provided more probable cause than just your butt hurt.

Keep pretending it wasn't confirmed by 18 intelligence agencies. Amnesia? Or just sucking Trump's tiny dick again?

You're a fucking liar, they haven't seen his tax returns, well at least not that their admitting.

 

[Reasonable]

Republicans are in charge of the Way & Means committee of congress, and can easily get to Trump's income tax returns. The American public has a right to now what is going on with him and Russia. These income tax returns would show any financial ties to Russia and other foreign countries that he may be held hostage by.

Of course this over the two ongoing Senate investigations over Russia hacking into the DNC databases, and General Flynn's firing.
Senate Committee May Use Subpoenas in Russian Hacking Investigation
Senator: Investigation of Trump and Russia, including Flynn's conversations, is moving forward

"Coming on top of credible information from America’s intelligence agencies that Russia tried to destabilize and influence the 2016 presidential campaign, these latest revelations are more than sufficient reason for Congress to investigate what Moscow has been up to and whether people at the highest levels of the United States government have aided and abetted the interests of a nation that has tried to thwart American foreign policy since the Cold War.

Given that context, one might expect Mr. Trump to be clamoring for details that would eliminate any suspicion that his administration is in league with an enemy. Instead he has waged an unhinged attack on the intelligence agencies themselves, praising President Vladimir Putin of Russia at every turn and pointing fingers everywhere but at himself, while refusing to take a single step to resolve questions about his administration’s ties to Russia.

Admittedly, this is hoping for a lot from a Republican leadership whose natural inclination is to protect the president. This week, for instance, congressional Republicans closed off one avenue to forcing the release of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which he has refused to divulge and which could help prove to Americans that he is not indebted to Russian financial entities. (It bears repeating, in this regard, that Mr. Trump didn’t fire Mr. Flynn this week for chummily discussing American sanctions on Russia with Moscow’s ambassador, or for lying about it. Mr. Trump knew all that for weeks. He fired Mr. Flynn after both of them got caught.)

Here is the article, and this is the reason that the New York Times was banned from attending White House briefings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/...nvestigate-mr-trumps-ties-to-russia.html?_r=0

And it's clearly falling apart on Trump


Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign - CNNPolitics.com

A high level staffer from Ways & Means said the committee considered requesting the returns, but decided that US Privacy Laws and the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution, do no allow for fishing expeditions just to satisfy a bunch of butt hurt, pathetic snowflake regressives and voted no on the matter. The staffer was fully authorized to speak on the matter, but their name and position is being withheld to prevent butt hurt regressive harassment.

We all totally get why you and your spineless representatives are scared shitless to find out if the president is a crook.
That's ok. The American people won't let this go. And the press will keep on reporting it until the republicans cry NO MAS and give in.
The push for his tax returns and certainly the Trump/ Putin scandal is not going away any time soon.

Well they might be more receptive if you pathetic snowflake regressives provided more probable cause than just your butt hurt.

Keep pretending it wasn't confirmed by 18 intelligence agencies. Amnesia? Or just sucking Trump's tiny dick again?

You're a fucking liar, they haven't seen his tax returns, well at least not that their admitting.

I was talking about Putin meddling in the election to benefit Trump.

 

[OKTexas]

A high level staffer from Ways & Means said the committee considered requesting the returns, but decided that US Privacy Laws and the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution, do no allow for fishing expeditions just to satisfy a bunch of butt hurt, pathetic snowflake regressives and voted no on the matter. The staffer was fully authorized to speak on the matter, but their name and position is being withheld to prevent butt hurt regressive harassment.

We all totally get why you and your spineless representatives are scared shitless to find out if the president is a crook.
That's ok. The American people won't let this go. And the press will keep on reporting it until the republicans cry NO MAS and give in.
The push for his tax returns and certainly the Trump/ Putin scandal is not going away any time soon.

Well they might be more receptive if you pathetic snowflake regressives provided more probable cause than just your butt hurt.

Keep pretending it wasn't confirmed by 18 intelligence agencies. Amnesia? Or just sucking Trump's tiny dick again?

You're a fucking liar, they haven't seen his tax returns, well at least not that their admitting.

I was talking about Putin meddling in the election to benefit Trump.

Oh, so the wittle pathetic snowflake was deflecting? You know the FBI already said there was no collusion between the campaign and the Ruskies, right?

 

[Reasonable]

We all totally get why you and your spineless representatives are scared shitless to find out if the president is a crook.
That's ok. The American people won't let this go. And the press will keep on reporting it until the republicans cry NO MAS and give in.
The push for his tax returns and certainly the Trump/ Putin scandal is not going away any time soon.

Well they might be more receptive if you pathetic snowflake regressives provided more probable cause than just your butt hurt.

Keep pretending it wasn't confirmed by 18 intelligence agencies. Amnesia? Or just sucking Trump's tiny dick again?

You're a fucking liar, they haven't seen his tax returns, well at least not that their admitting.

I was talking about Putin meddling in the election to benefit Trump.

Oh, so the wittle pathetic snowflake was deflecting? You know the FBI already said there was no collusion between the campaign and the Ruskies, right?

You lie so easily. You've must have had a lot of practice.

Yes, 17 intelligence agencies really did say Russia was behind hacking

Vladimir Putin likely gave go-ahead for U.S. cyberattack, intelligence officials say

 

[OKTexas]

Well they might be more receptive if you pathetic snowflake regressives provided more probable cause than just your butt hurt.

Keep pretending it wasn't confirmed by 18 intelligence agencies. Amnesia? Or just sucking Trump's tiny dick again?

You're a fucking liar, they haven't seen his tax returns, well at least not that their admitting.

I was talking about Putin meddling in the election to benefit Trump.

Oh, so the wittle pathetic snowflake was deflecting? You know the FBI already said there was no collusion between the campaign and the Ruskies, right?

You lie so easily. You've must have had a lot of practice.

Yes, 17 intelligence agencies really did say Russia was behind hacking

Vladimir Putin likely gave go-ahead for U.S. cyberattack, intelligence officials say

HUMMMMMMM you seem to have misplaced an intelligence agency there snowflake. You said 18 before. LMAO

Report: FBI says no direct ties between Russia, Donald Trump's campaign

Report: FBI says no direct ties between Russia, Donald Trump's campaign

 

[bripat9643]

I never understood how racist neo nazi republicans could demand obama release his fucking birth certificate but they dont see a problem with trump not releasing his tax returns.

Being a natural born American is required by the Constitution, moron. Releasing your tax returns isn't.

 

[Reasonable]

Republicans are in charge of the Way & Means committee of congress, and can easily get to Trump's income tax returns. The American public has a right to now what is going on with him and Russia. These income tax returns would show any financial ties to Russia and other foreign countries that he may be held hostage by.

Of course this over the two ongoing Senate investigations over Russia hacking into the DNC databases, and General Flynn's firing.
Senate Committee May Use Subpoenas in Russian Hacking Investigation
Senator: Investigation of Trump and Russia, including Flynn's conversations, is moving forward

"Coming on top of credible information from America’s intelligence agencies that Russia tried to destabilize and influence the 2016 presidential campaign, these latest revelations are more than sufficient reason for Congress to investigate what Moscow has been up to and whether people at the highest levels of the United States government have aided and abetted the interests of a nation that has tried to thwart American foreign policy since the Cold War.

Given that context, one might expect Mr. Trump to be clamoring for details that would eliminate any suspicion that his administration is in league with an enemy. Instead he has waged an unhinged attack on the intelligence agencies themselves, praising President Vladimir Putin of Russia at every turn and pointing fingers everywhere but at himself, while refusing to take a single step to resolve questions about his administration’s ties to Russia.

Admittedly, this is hoping for a lot from a Republican leadership whose natural inclination is to protect the president. This week, for instance, congressional Republicans closed off one avenue to forcing the release of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which he has refused to divulge and which could help prove to Americans that he is not indebted to Russian financial entities. (It bears repeating, in this regard, that Mr. Trump didn’t fire Mr. Flynn this week for chummily discussing American sanctions on Russia with Moscow’s ambassador, or for lying about it. Mr. Trump knew all that for weeks. He fired Mr. Flynn after both of them got caught.)

Here is the article, and this is the reason that the New York Times was banned from attending White House briefings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/...nvestigate-mr-trumps-ties-to-russia.html?_r=0

And it's clearly falling apart on Trump


Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign - CNNPolitics.com

It's hilarious how William de Blasio's tax return?

Incomplete thoughts are what we expect from you deplorables but that one was a textbook D- grade.

 

[bripat9643]

Well they might be more receptive if you pathetic snowflake regressives provided more probable cause than just your butt hurt.

Keep pretending it wasn't confirmed by 18 intelligence agencies. Amnesia? Or just sucking Trump's tiny dick again?

You're a fucking liar, they haven't seen his tax returns, well at least not that their admitting.

I was talking about Putin meddling in the election to benefit Trump.

Oh, so the wittle pathetic snowflake was deflecting? You know the FBI already said there was no collusion between the campaign and the Ruskies, right?

You lie so easily. You've must have had a lot of practice.

Yes, 17 intelligence agencies really did sayRussia was behind hacking

Vladimir Putin likely gave go-ahead for U.S. cyberattack, intelligence officials say

You mean an Obama hack said so. That's all you got, the word of someone who took orders from Obama.

 

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Republicans are in charge of the Way & Means committee of congress, and can easily get to Trump's income tax returns. The American public has a right to now what is going on with him and Russia. These income tax returns would show any financial ties to Russia and other foreign countries that he may be held hostage by.

Of course this over the two ongoing Senate investigations over Russia hacking into the DNC databases, and General Flynn's firing.
Senate Committee May Use Subpoenas in Russian Hacking Investigation
Senator: Investigation of Trump and Russia, including Flynn's conversations, is moving forward

"Coming on top of credible information from America’s intelligence agencies that Russia tried to destabilize and influence the 2016 presidential campaign, these latest revelations are more than sufficient reason for Congress to investigate what Moscow has been up to and whether people at the highest levels of the United States government have aided and abetted the interests of a nation that has tried to thwart American foreign policy since the Cold War.

Given that context, one might expect Mr. Trump to be clamoring for details that would eliminate any suspicion that his administration is in league with an enemy. Instead he has waged an unhinged attack on the intelligence agencies themselves, praising President Vladimir Putin of Russia at every turn and pointing fingers everywhere but at himself, while refusing to take a single step to resolve questions about his administration’s ties to Russia.

Admittedly, this is hoping for a lot from a Republican leadership whose natural inclination is to protect the president. This week, for instance, congressional Republicans closed off one avenue to forcing the release of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which he has refused to divulge and which could help prove to Americans that he is not indebted to Russian financial entities. (It bears repeating, in this regard, that Mr. Trump didn’t fire Mr. Flynn this week for chummily discussing American sanctions on Russia with Moscow’s ambassador, or for lying about it. Mr. Trump knew all that for weeks. He fired Mr. Flynn after both of them got caught.)

Here is the article, and this is the reason that the New York Times was banned from attending White House briefings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/...nvestigate-mr-trumps-ties-to-russia.html?_r=0

And it's clearly falling apart on Trump


Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign - CNNPolitics.com

It's hilarious how William de Blasio's tax return?

Incomplete thoughts are what we expect from you deplorables but that one was a textbook D- grade.

I'm having issues with the laptop I'm using. it seems to have a mind of its own at times.

 

[bripat9643]

For a POTUS who has a long history of deceptiveness, selfishness and misrepresentations of fact, and who also refuses to divest of his personal business holdings while in the office of the President, disclosing his tax returns would be about the best possible way for him to at least provide the information the public needs to have so they can at least know whether his positions are apt to be personally profitable to him.

For me, it's a matter of scale. The man's a billionaire. If he advocates a position that happens to yield him a few hundred grand, I don't care so much. If it's a few million, well, I sort of care. If it's hundreds of millions, I care. If it turns out that his policies form a pattern of consistent gains great and small, well, I definitely care and I'd be inclined to think he's abusing the privilege of being POTUS.

I could take a somewhat less strident position were he to divest truly of his holdings, but he's not done that and shows no indication that he will. Moreover, his kids are on his staff and running the companies. That's just too cozy for us to also have no very detailed visibility to what's what.

It doesn't matter if he put them in his kids names, he will still protect those assets no matter what. The only way he could be 100% conflict of interest free was to sell off those assets which he has not done, and has no intention of doing.

Why should he sell off his assets, because a bunch of petulant snowflakes want him to?