Appeals court says House can obtain Trump's taxes from the IRS

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(CNN) A federal appeals court on Tuesday signed off on a House Ways and Means Committee request to obtain former President Donald Trump's tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service.

The 3-0 ruling from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals is a blow to Trump, who has argued for years in court against releasing his tax returns to any investigators. A trial-level judge he appointed while president previously rejected his arguments in the case.

The appeals court said the mandate in the case would be issued seven days after any appeal Trump makes in the circuit court is resolved. Trump may also appeal the case directly to the Supreme Court.

This litigation is separate from the House select committee's investigation into the January 6 riot.

The majority opinion, written by Circuit Judge David Sentelle, said that Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal's request for the records was within the scope of his committee's inquiry, and the court also rejected Trump's argument claiming that the request had a retaliatory motive, making it invalid.

youhhhwhat on August 9th, 2022 at 17:09 UTC »

I’m sure the party of “law and order” and “if you’ve done nothing wrong, you’ve got nothing to hide” will be very pleased about this!

AudibleNod on August 9th, 2022 at 16:12 UTC »

"If I decide to run for office, I'll produce my tax returns, absolutely," he said. "And I would love to do that."

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"I would release my tax returns when audit is complete, not after election!"

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“We’re working on that now. I have big returns, as you know, and I have everything all approved and very beautiful and we’ll be working that over in the next period of time,”

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“I’m under a routine audit, and it’ll be released,” Mr. Trump said. “And as soon as the audit is finished, it will be released.”

BitterFuture on August 9th, 2022 at 16:11 UTC »

When it rains, it pours.

Want a sharpie for that hurricane? Sir?