"Democrats are singularly obsessed with finding something they can use to damage the President"

A president doesn't have to show his tax returns. If he isnt under indictment for financial crimes a subpoena for said records is over the top.

Period

Its just a fishing expedition that looks like sour grapes after the collusion stupidity

 

Speaking of obsessed...

 

Amazing that a lawsuit from Trump's legal team is stating they are being harassed.

Couldn't find a group of people more objective and without bias.

Thanks for this insight @Os Trigonum

 

Next thing you're going to tell me is Trump's legal team believes he didn't obstruct justice and all these investigations are witch hunts.

Hard hitting journalism.

 

You think it's that simple. I'm pretty sure the Democrats are worried that impeachment would fail because of the Senate which is probably their number one reason for being hesitant.

The GOP senators live in states where the GOP voting population are adhearing to singularly framed news sources such as Fox News and their Facebook news feed. We live in an age where a President could literally skull **** a toddler and politicans still have to support their party president because when they go back home to face re-election, their constituents are hive mind zombies living off partisan media which didn't exist no where near to this extent when we had previous obviously corrupt Presidents like Nixon.

 

Congress has a responsibility for oversight, and that includes investigating Trump when the special counsel is encouraging it.

 

So.... politics.

 

Then why would Trump say he would release them?

It sucks Trump makes claims and then takes the cowards way out...

 

hmm im still raging about obamas tan suit

 

I fail to see a legislative justification for the subpoenaing of Trump's tax returns.

Feels like there should be a concrete justification for such an act other than mere curiosity and desire to play "gotcha."

Don't Trumps tax returns fall under the purview of the IRS?

 

Genuine questions.

Why do you think Trump is not releasing his returns when every major candidate in the past 50 years has done so?

Why has Trump walked back his promise that after he is elected he would release them?

 

To go forward with an impeachment, the House will have to do a bunch of investigating -- including getting the Mueller report and the underlying evidence -- to mount the impeachment case. So maybe they are putting up?

When Trump abuses his power (e.g. declares an emergency to pull a budget trick to build a wall), he's just exercising all the tools of his office. When Congress does it, they're suddenly not morally justified to use their powers in what way they see fit. We're in an amoral political era where all the power players are going to do what they can get away with.

 

I don't need the "whataboutism" - I was just under the impression that for congress to subpoena something like Trump's tax returns there would have to be a legislative justification. I haven't seen that justification offered. Without that justification I would consider it harassment.

 

I genuinely believe you haven't taken an honest opportunity to read what the House Democrats' legal justifications are.

 

Trump definitely pushes the envelope. However our routine mundane checks and balances have kept him in check

Declaring an emergency at the border maybe total bs but its not an action worthy of impeachment

 

I think Trump understands his tax returns will be used as a political weapon against him. As soon as they are released 1,000 democratic accountants will be pouring over them trying their damnedest to play "gotcha."

If Trump cheated on his taxes let the IRS handle it. That's what they are there for right?

As far as I know, nothing requires a president or candidate to release his tax returns. I suppose past Presidents and candidates have made a political calculation to release their returns. Trump's taxes, obviously, have a much greater opportunity to be weaponized than the vanilla tax returns of career politicians the Democrats are putting forward.

What is the legislative justification for asking for his tax returns? Why Does Congress need them?

 

I'm happy to read them. Would you provide them?