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29. I don't understand the concept of the phrase "overseeing the IRS audits" of the President

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 05:17 PM

Aug 2019

Doesn't the law that requires a President to release his federal tax returns apply whether or not the IRS is auditing them?

And isn't the purpose of the law to oversee issues relating to the President, rather than to oversee the IRS?

If so, then it seems to me (and others I've heard speak of it), then seeing the NY tax returns could serve a similar purpose.

Also, the Young Turks video that I referred to above said that Neal was offered the tax returns by the State of NY, which suggests to me that he could merely accept that, without the need to go to court. Maybe they're wrong about that, but that's what they clearly said, because they were very angry at Neal for not accepting them.

In fact, the title to the article that you link above begins with "New York offers up Trump tax returns". Why would it entail taking it to court if New York is offering them to the House?

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