The Great Need for Impeachment of Donald J. Trump

[Time for change]

35. I disagree that the House or any of its memebers would be in legal jeopardy for accepting the NY

tax returns.

Trump has already broken the law by refusing to release his federal returns. That itself is an impeachable offense. The law clearly states that he is legally required to release them to Congress, and they don't need any reason for requesting them. All previous Presidents have complied with that law since its inception. I assume that the purpose of the law is oversight of the President, not oversight of the IRS. This law helps to ensure separation of powers, by allowing Congress to assess whether or not the tax returns provide any evidence of tax evasion or any other kind of corruption.

Since Congress has responsibility for impeaching presidents who are unfit for office or pose a danger to our country, the President has no right to fail to comply with their requests for information, pending outcomes of court rulings. As a separate Branch of government, responsible for oversight of the President, on behalf of the American people, I don't see how Congress can be held liable for accepting any information whatsoever that they believe will help them to evaluate the President's fitness for office.