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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Apr 23, 2019, 12:14 PM Apr 2019

Donald Trump Will Need to Hand over His Tax Returns

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I've read Trump's lawsuit seeking to block production of his tax returns. The legal argument is . . . lacking. Here's why:



The lawsuit is here. I don't see any reference to tax, taxes, or returns in it. AIUI, the investigative trigger was news reporting about misleading statements submitted to banks in connection with loan applications.

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5973467/4-22-19-Trump-v-Cummings-Complaint.pdf



Hi Ed, the piece originally and mistakenly conflated the Nadler tax request with the Cummings financial subpoena. That was my mistake. It’s been updated. The legal reasoning — relying on Eastland and statutory/constitutional authorities — still applies.


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