Judge dismisses Trump suit to block Congress from getting tax returns

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Judge dismisses Trump suit to block Congress from getting tax returns
By Naomi Jagoda and Harper Neidig - 12/14/21 05:57 PM EST

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed an effort from former President Trump to prevent the Treasury Department and IRS from providing House Democrats with his tax returns.

Judge Trevor McFadden, a federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., who was appointed by Trump, said that "facially valid" congressional inquiries should not be impeded.

"A long line of Supreme Court cases requires great deference to facially valid congressional inquiries. Even the special solicitude accorded former Presidents does not alter the outcome," McFadden wrote in a 45-page opinion. "The Court will therefore dismiss this case."

While the ruling is a win for House Democrats, it could still be a while before they receive Trump's tax returns.

more
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/585835-judge-dismisses-trump-lawsuit-to-block-congress-from-getting-tax-returns

[libertybele]

Judge dismisses Trump suit to block Congress from getting tax returns
By Naomi Jagoda and Harper Neidig - 12/14/21 05:57 PM EST

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed an effort from former President Trump to prevent the Treasury Department and IRS from providing House Democrats with his tax returns.

Judge Trevor McFadden, a federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., who was appointed by Trump, said that "facially valid" congressional inquiries should not be impeded.

"A long line of Supreme Court cases requires great deference to facially valid congressional inquiries. Even the special solicitude accorded former Presidents does not alter the outcome," McFadden wrote in a 45-page opinion. "The Court will therefore dismiss this case."

While the ruling is a win for House Democrats, it could still be a while before they receive Trump's tax returns.

more
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/585835-judge-dismisses-trump-lawsuit-to-block-congress-from-getting-tax-returns

         

...and what is supposed to be so earth shattering about Trump's tax returns?

[Killer Clouds]

Oops! Another bad personnel choice by Trump.

[Kamaji]

         

...and what is supposed to be so earth shattering about Trump's tax returns?

The democrats want to use them for political purposes by selectively disclosing President Trumps financial affairs to the world. 

[libertybele]

The democrats want to use them for political purposes by selectively disclosing President Trumps financial affairs to the world.

 

He is no longer President, so why is that information allowed to be viewed anyways? The judge IS wrong to allow this witch hunt.                       

[Kamaji]

 

He is no longer President, so why is that information allowed to be viewed anyways? The judge IS wrong to allow this witch hunt.                       

Congress basically has the right to view anyone’s tax return information.  It’s a power that is supposed to be used for only legitimate purposes, like setting tax policy, but it’s open-ended enough that it can be abused for political purposes, as it is now. 

[sneakypete]

         

...and what is supposed to be so earth shattering about Trump's tax returns?

@libertybele


Nothing. This is all about the Dims getting the tax records so they can pick and choose which parts to criticize in order to make him look bad. They will make accussations upon accussations so often that it will be practically impossible to respond to all of them in a timey manner.

It's not about tax records. It's about the 2024 elections and trying to chip away at his popularity.

[Kamaji]

@libertybele


Nothing. This is all about the Dims getting the tax records so they can pick and choose which parts to criticize in order to make him look bad. They will make accussations upon accussations so often that it will be practically impossible to respond to all of them in a timey manner.

It's not about tax records. It's about the 2024 elections and trying to chip away at his popularity.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I have honestly lost track.  WHO/WHAT in Congress requested these documents?