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So Trump's fixer is in jail in part because of criminality directed by individual 1 to cover up an illegal payment and the Manhattan DA looking into Trump's criminality is what? Partisan? Give me a break. Nobody has to "fish for dirt" concerning Trump and criminality. Trump u closed for graft, Trump's charitable foundation closed and successfully sued for graft and corruption, his personal attorney is in jail for doing something illegal at the direction if Individual 1, and Trump should be immune because he's the president and can shoot someone and get away with it? I don't think so.
Nixon was under suspicion of tax fraud. He had 4 SCOTUS appointees and they ruled against him.
Forbes has an interesting article : Trump & Kids Named, But Not Charged, In $250 Million Tax Evasion Case.
Jump in your way back machine and Russian connected mobster Felix Sater raises his ugly head again. Trump has done some shady deals with him in the past. Soho and Bayrock ring a bell? Bayrock also financed Trump International in Fort Lauderdale and Trump Camelback in Phoenix. "This domestic holding partnership was according to the complaint, an easy way to launder money and evade taxes."
To deny Congress the proper oversight into a criminal enterprise concerning Trump's taxes would forever taint the SCOTUS as a partisan arm and would discredit and disgrace it for decades to come. Precedence has been set with Nixon that no president is above Congressional oversight, and reviewing taxes is part of that oversight.
Snowflake crybaby Trump with his crocodile tears and everybody is against me mentality may work on low information people who only want to see what they want to see, but for those of us who see the blatant criminality? Lets not forget it runs in the family starting with his KKK connected father Fred and his crooked judge sister who had to step down to avoid an investigation into tax fraud. It's not just Liberals "crying for justice." it's everyone in this country who puts country first in front of crooked graft and believes no one is above the law, including the president. No one has to fish for dirt. Trump is the gift that keeps on giving.
What does transparency and tax returns have to do with each other. As far as I know one's tax returns are privileged and protected by federal law from release to outside sources, especially partisans sources. There is nothing in the law that says anything different and the state of New York over stepped when passing laws that tax returns had to be released. The courts in California over turned this over reach some time back.
However, a 1924 law allows Congress to request the tax records of anybody, and the treasury secretary is required to comply.
Congressional oversight doesn't mean being allowed to go on a fishing expedition into the head of another branch's tax returns based on the words of a criminal who was convicted, among other reasons, for lying under oath.
Per the Revenue Act of 1924, Congress can view anybody's taxes. This is established law. Call it a fishing expedition if you want, but it's legal.
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Congress has ultimate check on the executive via the power of the purse and for being able to subpoena records dealing with running of the federal government. Congress does not have constitutional authority to harass a sitting president to "investigate" allegations of criminal wrongdoing predating his administration, particularly where the basis for that are the words of a convicted liar. Analogous to what the Supreme Court held in the Nixon case, this is NOT evidence that is "demonstrably relevant in a criminal trial."
Please show where under the Constitution that Congress has such authority. Again, it would be one thing if a special prosecutor (a member of the executive branch) was looking into these things as was the case in US v. Nixon, but that is not what we are dealing with here. Congress does not further its constitutional duty by seeking to compel the production of the president's private tax returns, whether for impeachment or other reasons.
Two of the three cases are legislative. The Constitution assigns all legislative duties to Congress, including investigative activities related to legislature. SCOTUS has historically supported this interpretation, virtually since the Constitution was enacted.
Just a reminder: President Trump could end all of this drama and just release all his tax return information at any time. You know, the way every other President before him over the last 30 years has done.
Trump said he was going to be "the most transparent" president in history, yet he is literally taking his fight to the highest court in theland, the Supreme Court, after MULTIPLE lower federal courts have decided that Donald Trump should have to release his tax returns.
Sad that no Trump supporters will acknowledge that, they just scroll right past it. Because they want to avoid it....because they can't defend Trump on this.
I think it inevitable that we are here, the 'die was cast' from day 1 of this President's inauguration.
By consolidating the first 2 cases, & adding the 3rd, the SCOTUS seems to be willing to take up the broader implications of these interconnected issues.
In other words, it's not just about this President.
Protecting separation of the three parts of government.
If congress can subpoena records of POTUS, nothing’s in the way of the doing the same to SCOTUS.
Separation of powers is critical. SCOTUS knows this. The Leftists in Congress have been saying for over a year that they will Impeach Justice Kavanaugh next.
However, a 1924 law allows Congress to request the tax records of anybody, and the treasury secretary is required to comply.
Congress must show a Legislative reason for demanding Tax Records. There is no Legislative purpose here and they will be done on by they constant calls for Impeachment from the day Donald Teump was elected.
For those that don’t know ... there is a Law that the President of the United States must be Audited every year he is in office and those Audits are held in the National Archives.
Nancy Pelosi, Schiff and the Leftist Leadership know exactly what is in the Trump Family Tax returns, somebody like a Lois Lerner at the IRS surely got them copies. Mueller certainly had the authority to look at them.
It clearly a fishing expedition to find something they think will embarrass Trump for the 2020 Election.
Whatever is in those returns is absolutely Legal. - OR it would have been announced in a Lawsuit from the IRS.
SCOTUS Decision is likely to be no worse than 7-2 in favor of the President and should be 9-0.
What the Pelosi/Schiff/Nadler Impeachment is attempting is called A Bill of Attainder and is is absolutely Un-Constitutional. The Framers specifically renounced it.
Just a reminder: President Trump could end all of this drama and just release all his tax return information at any time. You know, the way every other President before him over the last 30 years has done.
Trump said he was going to be "the most transparent" president in history, yet he is literally taking his fight to the highest court in theland, the Supreme Court, after MULTIPLE lower federal courts have decided that Donald Trump should have to release his tax returns.
Sad that no Trump supporters will acknowledge that, they just scroll right past it. Because they want to avoid it....because they can't defend Trump on this.
Make a law requiring him to, otherwise it's his right not to disclose them, especially when we all know that the harassment will never end there.
I still for the life of me can't understand why people want him to release them so bad. As far as I'm concerned, if the IRS hasn't launched a criminal investigation into them--then what's the problem?
Protecting separation of the three parts of government.
If congress can subpoena records of POTUS, nothing’s in the way of the doing the same to SCOTUS.
Separation of powers is critical. SCOTUS knows this. The Leftists in Congress have been saying for over a year that they will Impeach Justice Kavanaugh next.
"Opinion. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the President is entitled to absolute immunity from liability for civil damages based on his official acts. The court emphasized that the President is not immune from criminal charges stemming from his official (or unofficial) acts while in office.
Congress must show a Legislative reason for demanding Tax Records. There is no Legislative purpose here and they will be done on by they constant calls for Impeachment from the day Donald Teump was elected.
For those that don’t know ... there is a Law that the President of the United States must be Audited every year he is in office and those Audits are held in the National Archives.
Nancy Pelosi, Schiff and the Leftist Leadership know exactly what is in the Trump Family Tax returns, somebody like a Lois Lerner at the IRS surely got them copies. Mueller certainly had the authority to look at them.
It clearly a fishing expedition to find something they think will embarrass Trump for the 2020 Election.
Whatever is in those returns is absolutely Legal. - OR it would have been announced in a Lawsuit from the IRS.
SCOTUS Decision is likely to be no worse than 7-2 in favor of the President and should be 9-0.
What the Pelosi/Schiff/Nadler Impeachment is attempting is called A Bill of Attainder and is is absolutely Un-Constitutional. The Framers specifically renounced it.
The reason for Deutsche Bank subpoenas:
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Deutsche Bank toxic securities abuses 2017 DOJ_CIVIL $7,200,000,000
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. investor protection violation 2008 MULTI-AG $3,348,333,333
Deutsche Bank AG toxic securities abuses 2013 FHFA $1,925,000,000
Deutsche Bank interest rate benchmark manipulation 2015 CFTC $800,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG interest rate benchmark manipulation 2015 DOJ_CRIMINAL $775,000,000
Deutsche Bank interest rate benchmark manipulation 2015 NY-DFS $600,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG tax violations 2010 USAO $553,633,153
Deutsche Bank AG anti-money-laundering deficiencies 2017 NY-DFS $425,000,000
Deutsche Bank interest rate benchmark manipulation 2017 MULTI-AG $220,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG securities issuance or trading violation 2006 NY-AG (*) $208,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG foreign exchange market manipulation 2018 NY-DFS $205,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG toxic securities abuses 2012 USAO $202,300,000
Deutsche Bank economic sanction violation 2015 NY-DFS $200,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG interest rate benchmark manipulation 2017 FED $156,600,000
DB Group Services (UK) Limited interest rate benchmark manipulation 2017 DOJ_ANTITRUST $150,000,000
Deutsche Bank Securities toxic securities abuses 2011 NCUA $145,000,000
Deutsche Bank tax violations 2017 USAO $95,000,000
Deutsche Bank toxic securities abuses 2017 MD-AG $95,000,000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. investor protection violation 2004 SEC $87,500,000
Deutsche Bank investor protection violation 2002 MULTI-AG $80,000,000
Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. securities issuance or trading violation 2018 SEC $73,200,000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. interest rate benchmark manipulation 2018 CFTC $70,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG economic sanction violation 2015 FED $58,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG investor protection violation 2015 SEC $55,000,000
Deutsche Bank AG anti-money-laundering deficiencies 2017 FED $41,000,000
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. investor protection violation 2016 NY-AG (*) $37,000,000
Deutsche Bank (Suisse) SA tax violations 2015 DOJ_TAX $31,026,000
Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. securities issuance or trading violation 2018 CFTC $30,000,000
Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp. benefit plan administrator violation 2019 private lawsuit-federal $21,900,000
Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc. et al. investor protection violation 2006 SEC $19,329,729
Deutsche Bank investor protection violation 2016 SEC $18,500,000
Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. and Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc. investor protection violation 2006 SEC $17,200,000
Deutsche Bank AG Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2019 SEC $16,178,850
DB Structured Products, Inc. toxic securities abuses 2013 NV-AG $11,500,000
Deutsche Bank Securities investor protection violation 2016 SEC $9,500,000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toxic securities abuses 2016 VA-AG $5,621,897
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. investor protection violation 2018 SEC $4,450,000
Deutsche Bank Securities accounting fraud or deficiencies 2014 CFTC $3,000,000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. investor protection violation 2019 SEC $2,971,462
Deutsche Bank AG data submission deficiencies 2015 CFTC $2,500,000
What is he hiding? I think that's a very fair question that every American has a right to ask. And again he ran on the promise of total transparency and once in office he did the complete opposite under the cover of "they are out to get me".
Sorry that's a bunch of crap from where I sit.
You've been against him from day 1 so NOTHING he does will make you happy.
I survived the clinton and obama years, you will survive Trump's.
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So Trump's fixer is in jail in part because of criminality directed by individual 1 to cover up an illegal payment and the Manhattan DA looking into Trump's criminality is what? Partisan? Give me a break. Nobody has to "fish for dirt" concerning Trump and criminality. Trump u closed for graft, Trump's charitable foundation closed and successfully sued for graft and corruption, his personal attorney is in jail for doing something illegal at the direction if Individual 1, and Trump should be immune because he's the president and can shoot someone and get away with it? I don't think so. 
