Supreme Court clears way for House to get Trump’s taxes

[Scott]

 

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Internal Revenue Service to release former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a Democratic-led House committee.

The court’s move is a major loss for Trump, who has sought to shield the release of his tax returns for years and is currently under multiple investigations.

There were no noted dissents.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/22/politics/supreme-court-clears-way-for-house-to-get-trumps-taxes/index.html

 

[Bkk Brian]

Another major loss for Trump. Lets see how much tax you paid Don...............lol

[TorquayFan]

Scott that's surprising - I'd thought that Trump had engineered a Supreme Court to favour him ?

 

"There were no noted dissents" - it appears that his Nominees turned against him ?

 

 

 

 

[EVENKEEL]

I don't understand how not providing tax returns prior to being considered to run for POTUS is even possible. Aren't finances part of a background check?

[ozimoron]

1 hour ago, TorquayFan said:

Scott that's surprising - I'd thought that Trump had engineered a Supreme Court to favour him ?

 

"There were no noted dissents" - it appears that his Nominees turned against him ?

They held on long enough to effectively prevent a Dem controlled house getting hold of the returns. Mission Accomplished. Balance "seen".

[Bkk Brian]

2 hours ago, TorquayFan said:

Scott that's surprising - I'd thought that Trump had engineered a Supreme Court to favour him ?

 

"There were no noted dissents" - it appears that his Nominees turned against him ?

The red ripple?

 

Not everyone is still in under the MAGA spell

 

Republicans are speaking out against Trump’s 2024 run

“A true leader understands when they have become a liability. A true leader understands that it’s time to step off the stage,”

“We need more seriousness, less noise, and leaders who are looking forward, not staring in the rearview mirror claiming victimhood,”

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3744045-these-prominent-republicans-are-speaking-out-against-trumps-2024-run/

[bendejo]

If everything is true and correct, as he says, then he has nothing to worry about.  Only guilty people take The Fifth, he says -- if you are inclined to believe what this guy says, why would you doubt this statement?

 

 

Edited November 23, 2022 by bendejo

[Bluespunk]

Get ready for orange rage and narcissistic temper tantrums. 

[Chomper Higgot]

Remind me, didn’t Trump make a campaign promise to release his taxes?

[Eric Loh]

All Presidents since Jimmy Carter voluntarily released their tax returns as a tradition of transparency. Trump has been asked to release his tax returns since 2016 and fought against releasing it up to the supreme court and failed. Just what is he hiding? 

[Bluespunk]

3 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

All Presidents since Jimmy Carter voluntarily released their tax returns as a tradition of transparency. Trump has been asked to release his tax returns since 2016 and fought against releasing it up to the supreme court and failed. Just what is he hiding? 

Everything. 

[EVENKEEL]

5 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

All Presidents since Jimmy Carter voluntarily released their tax returns as a tradition of transparency. Trump has been asked to release his tax returns since 2016 and fought against releasing it up to the supreme court and failed. Just what is he hiding? 

It shouldn't be voluntary, it should be a prerequisite to be a candidate.

[ozimoron]

Donald Trump reported losses on his tax returns every year for a decade, including nearly $700 million in 2009 and $200 million in 2010, his longtime accountant testified Tuesday, confirming long-held suspicions about the former president’s tax practices.

 

https://apnews.com/article/business-new-york-manhattan-donald-trump-896e245936aaf71d26b1c29c0070c8eb?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_05

[Eric Loh]

2 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

It shouldn't be voluntary, it should be a prerequisite to be a candidate.

Those were honourable past Presidents that were doing the honourable thing to act voluntary. 

[EVENKEEL]

2 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Those were honourable past Presidents that were doing the honourable thing to act voluntary. 

And my point is it should be mandatory. Just to get a Fed job sweeping floors a background check including finances is required. But to be POTUS it's not?

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

And my point is it should be mandatory. Just to get a Fed job sweeping floors a background check including finances is required. But to be POTUS it's not?

Fully understand your point of view. However I feel that it should remain voluntary as a test of the candidate moral character. 

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, Bluespunk said:

Everything. 

The one that he fear most is his nett worth. 

[Bluespunk]

1 minute ago, Eric Loh said:

The one that he fear most is his nett worth. 

Yep.
 

His ego demands everyone thinks everything he does is nothing but a success. 

[SatEng]

3 hours ago, ozimoron said:

They held on long enough to effectively prevent a Dem controlled house getting hold of the returns. Mission Accomplished. Balance "seen".

The dem controlled house is there until January so they will get hold of them before they leave - enough time to look at some of the headlining items, and then the tax returns are a matter of record and so will be used as a stick to beat Donald during the campaign for the 2024 presidency

[ozimoron]

10 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Fully understand your point of view. However I feel that it should remain voluntary as a test of the candidate moral character. 

It's too late then. They lie "As soon as the auditors are done I'll release my taxes" and idiots swallow that. Compulsory is the way to go. There's also the matter of whose pocket are they in?

[ozimoron]

Just now, SatEng said:

The dem controlled house is there until January so they will get hold of them before they leave - enough time to look at some of the headlining items, and then the tax returns are a matter of record and so will be used as a stick to beat Donald during the campaign for the 2024 presidency

Illegal for the House to release them, apparently. They may be leaked anonymously but not legally.

[Bluespunk]

4 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Illegal for the House to release them, apparently. They may be leaked anonymously but not legally.

Anonymous it is then.

 

Must be a laptop somewhere available to be left in a taxi…

 

partial sarcasm alert. 

[In Full Agreement]

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Remind me, didn’t Trump make a campaign promise to release his taxes?

 

But isn't he also on record for telling over 30,000 lies  durning his  time as POTUS?     4 short years and over 30K lies.

How many lies is that per day?

[heybruce]

4 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

I don't understand how not providing tax returns prior to being considered to run for POTUS is even possible. Aren't finances part of a background check?

Really?  How can you be unaware that Trump never released his tax returns, and is not legally required to do so unless it is part of a criminal investigation or unless it serves a "legitimate legislative purpose".  I am not aware of any government background check on Presidential candidates.  

[animalmagic]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Fully understand your point of view. However I feel that it should remain voluntary as a test of the candidate moral character. 

Politician + moral character, those words are not often seen in the same sentence.

[Cory1848]

2 hours ago, SatEng said:

The dem controlled house is there until January so they will get hold of them before they leave - enough time to look at some of the headlining items, and then the tax returns are a matter of record and so will be used as a stick to beat Donald during the campaign for the 2024 presidency

Also, the Senate remains in Democratic control, and the Senate Finance Committee has the same right to request the returns. So they're basically out there.

[In Full Agreement]

6 minutes ago, Cory1848 said:

then the tax returns are a matter of record and so will be used as a stick to beat Donald during the campaign for the 2024 presidency

 

 

 

That's a very good point.   Since Donald Dump has a propensity to stretch the law beyond it's legal limits, I can't help but imagine there are plenty of skeletons in Dump's  tax closet.

 

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, animalmagic said:

Politician + moral character, those words are not often seen in the same sentence.

Some politicians have display good moral character while some has less. In case of Trump, he has none. 

[bendejo]

Sounds like some of our local DT fans have not heard of him stonewalling his tax returns, maybe they don't mention it on Fox/OAN/RT?

He has been saying "I'm being audited, I'm not allowed to talk about it" since 2015.  And we all know it's bs.

 

 

[pomchop]

but but but he told everyone over and over and over that he is very very very rich....then for years  he sends out emails to his cult begging for money......and of course he sucks millions upon millions more from his cult members who don't seem to be able to grasp the fact that he is a con man and they are being conned....amazing ignorance.....so now if his returns show he pays no taxes will that even register with the cult or will they claim it's all fake news, witch hunt, political, conspiracy theory, hillary or hunter stole all his money and forged his tax returns?