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trueblue2007

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Thu Jul 20, 2017, 10:19 PM Jul 2017

Gees i wish someone within the IRS would provide Trumps taxes !!! Whistleblower style. [View all]

why is Trump going crazy??? Is it because Mueller has asked IRS to go after Trumps Taxes?

WE NEED A hero !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


The Unconventional Idea

But what if the returns were dumped on the committee’s lap by an IRS employee without the Committee having made a request? That could happen under the very last paragraph in subsection (f).

Section §6103(f)(5) is a whistleblower exception to the general rule of nondisclosure. It permits disclosure of tax returns to one of the tax-writing committees by “any person who otherwise has or had access to any return or return information under this section” when that person believes that “such return or return information may relate to possible misconduct, maladministration, or taxpayer abuse.”

The plain language of this provision suggests that an IRS employee who otherwise has authorized access to Trump’s tax returns could blow the whistle on Trump if that employee believes Trump’s tax returns related to “possible misconduct” or “possible maladministration.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/procedurallytaxing/2017/02/21/disclosing-president-trumps-tax-returns-an-unconventional-idea/#38f8aa265010

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and WHY .... would Trump want to pardon himself ???? trueblue2007 Jul 2017 #1
I guarantee you Mueller already has them, its the first place you start. sunonmars Jul 2017 #2
I have wondered why someone hasn't done this yet, too. He has insulted R B Garr Jul 2017 #3
i wonder HOW MANY PEOPLE could possibly have access to them. trueblue2007 Jul 2017 #5
NO ONE can access much less copy or distribute info from ANYONE's tax account anonymously... TheDebbieDee Jul 2017 #7
Cowards? jazzcat23 Jul 2017 #4
I will speculate that the IRS and DOJ have been investigating Trump for TheDebbieDee Jul 2017 #6
right. But can a prosecutor obtain IRS records directly from IRS, with authorization? Or do you Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2017 #13
No. The IRS doesn't allow any other federal agency to directly access taxpayer info. TheDebbieDee Jul 2017 #16
Thanks! What I was getting at was that Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2017 #17
Has it occurred to you that there may be nothing illegal in Trump's taxes? brooklynite Jul 2017 #8
The IRS and the DOJ have to work TOGETHER to prosecute a financial crimes case... TheDebbieDee Jul 2017 #9
...and how many years has the IRS been looking at Trump's taxes? brooklynite Jul 2017 #10
Oops...you almost fell for one of Trump's possible lies. Do we know what he said is Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2017 #14
BOTH Rachel and Lawrence think there are scary things in Trumps taxes trueblue2007 Jul 2017 #11
"Scary" is not necessarily "illegal" brooklynite Jul 2017 #12
What TheDebbieDee said. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2017 #15
Trump voters don't care what is in tax returns Cicada Jul 2017 #18
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