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kentuck

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31. Why didn't they do that?

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 11:56 AM

Apr 2019

It seems they were operating under some grand illusion of a marketplace where big businessmen are granted reprieves from following the rules of everyone else? The people's right to know whether or not their leaders are in bed with foreign interests was ignored by the Republican Party.

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My wife is one of the nation's top tax Lawyers... [View all] brooklynite Apr 2019 OP

I consider impeachment a legislative purpose! ananda Apr 2019 #1

+1 treestar Apr 2019 #5

This. Joe941 Apr 2019 #52

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2019 #64

We are about to see if safeinOhio Apr 2019 #2

Exactly. It's a moment of monumental importance. Eyeball_Kid Apr 2019 #19

You are 100% right. pangaia Apr 2019 #39

All Americans must remember when voting: Republicans are OK with that. n/t Beartracks Apr 2019 #51

Yes, all true. It appears that the Ways and Means Chair has crossed t's and dotted i's on this. hlthe2b Apr 2019 #3

Why would she do that? brooklynite Apr 2019 #11

You didn't provide any context for the discussion, so that's why I asked. hlthe2b Apr 2019 #13

She's not that kind of tax lawyer... brooklynite Apr 2019 #18

Good info, thanks! FakeNoose Apr 2019 #4

does oversight count as a legislative purpose? eShirl Apr 2019 #6

It would certainly if the purpose was to investigate the IRS. hughee99 Apr 2019 #20

My thought exactly. How could it not be? KPN Apr 2019 #21

Probably, but the emolument clause is most applicable. plimsoll Apr 2019 #36

But is says the IRS SHALL ....shall furnish....doesn't that kinda change things? It's not shall UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #7

That is how I read it and I how understand the legal meaning. LiberalFighter Apr 2019 #43

Could the "Secretary" be held in contempt of Congress if he does not obey the will of the Congress? kentuck Apr 2019 #58

Last night, someone on Rachel's show said it was to verify IRS is properly handling Pres returns. TheBlackAdder Apr 2019 #8

Question: did Neal err in sending the request to the IRS rather than Mnuchin onenote Apr 2019 #9

Pushing it up the chain... Historic NY Apr 2019 #17

All federal law says "the Secretary". That KPN Apr 2019 #23

... NurseJackie Apr 2019 #10

Should the "l" in "lawyer" be capitalized? lapucelle Apr 2019 #22

lol ... or is it LOL? KPN Apr 2019 #24

Next thing you know, people will be capitalizing the "d" in "donor". lapucelle Apr 2019 #25

Oh, I certainly hope not. That would be just TOO pretentious! NurseJackie Apr 2019 #29

... lapucelle Apr 2019 #32

I wonder if the "Lawyer" knows she is being written about here. Tipperary Apr 2019 #40

"Too pretentious?" Challenge accepted! LanternWaste Apr 2019 #63

We are amused! NurseJackie Apr 2019 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Apr 2019 #49

Huh? What's that about? MineralMan Apr 2019 #30

Doesn't the Congress also have oversight responsibility? karynnj Apr 2019 #12

They could investigate legally required divestiture. dchill Apr 2019 #14

Kind of like firing the FBI Director Raven123 Apr 2019 #15

Protecting our national security... kentuck Apr 2019 #16

Fixed it! MyOwnPeace Apr 2019 #27

I Would Say Uncovering Self-Dealing by the President is a Critical Legislative Purpose dlk Apr 2019 #26

We all realize mgardener Apr 2019 #28

Why didn't they do that? kentuck Apr 2019 #31

Probably because the KGB has blackmail photos on all of them jmowreader Apr 2019 #37

the GOP does not follow... stillcool Apr 2019 #47

By then it was too late. LiberalFighter Apr 2019 #45

It all depends on how they define a "legislative" purpose. DFW Apr 2019 #33

So,we have a double standard at play. Wellstone ruled Apr 2019 #34

Regardless of the law - trump will never stop resisting. empedocles Apr 2019 #35

Democrats in Congress need to understand... kentuck Apr 2019 #38

It's a long shot, IMO AlexSFCA Apr 2019 #41

Courts are not going to look at the Congress's motive for requesting his taxes. Should the court Pepsidog Apr 2019 #42

Congress was given this power due to Warren Harding and the Teapot Dome Scandal. octoberlib Apr 2019 #44

This is a complete joke! RANDYWILDMAN Apr 2019 #46

Well, "every candidate" technically speaking, but Romney's barely counts JHB Apr 2019 #48

The people who voted for Trump Mariana Apr 2019 #57

Not very familiar with this law, so maybe someone can clarify MichMan Apr 2019 #50

It will be used by a future right wing Congress at140 Apr 2019 #56

I heard on the radio yesterday that Rockefeller and Ford dsc Apr 2019 #60

I wished it said SHALL release within 2 weeks! bluestarone Apr 2019 #53

Has Congress submitted a legislative purpose? Kablooie Apr 2019 #54

Trump is never going to make his taxes public at140 Apr 2019 #55

My neighbor two doors down and across the alley is a skip and trip attorney. He told me that... Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #59

My wife is a giant lion robot made of 5 assembled mini lion robots. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #61

On a related subject NewJeffCT Apr 2019 #62

My wife's mother is a hamster and her father smelt of elderberries and she said ... Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #66