DOJ asks Supreme Court to deny Trump's request to block House Democrats from getting his tax records

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject former President Donald Trump's request to block the House Ways and Means Committee from accessing his tax records.

In the 30-page filing, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar argued that Trump and his legal team have not satisfied the standard for the "extraordinary relief" that they have requested.

Prelogar wrote that the executive branch determined that U.S. law required the treasury secretary to comply with a request from Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., for tax returns and related information associated with Trump and several businesses in which he has an interest.

Neal's request "furthers a valid legislative purpose and comports with the separation of powers," she said, adding that a district court agreed and a court of appeals unanimously affirmed the decision.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-deny-trump-s-request-to-block-house-democrats-from-getting-his-tax-records/ar-AA13WEjz

[JohnSJ]

1. We may be running out of time on this

[getagrip_already]

2. that is the plan......

keep it tied up in scotus until/if the thugs get the house, then allow it. The house will then repeal the request and it will be over.

[FoxNewsSucks]

3. I think "may" is the wrong word.

Unless the next Senate takes up where the House left off on MF45 investigations and J6, the criminals will be walking away unscathed.

[agingdem]

7. the classified documents investigation and the January 6 investigations

are in the hands of the DOJ..we tend to forget Garland, a Democrat, is Attorney General not Bill Barr..and Joe Biden, a Democrat, is the President of the United States...

[Grasswire2]

9. LOL. nt

[Qutzupalotl]

12. Agingdem is correct.

[Grasswire2]

13. LOL. nt

[Qutzupalotl]

17. You aren't explaining yourself well.

[FoxNewsSucks]

14. I didn't forget,

nor did I forget that Garland let statutes of limitations pass, NY let him off the hook, or that MF45 was basically caught red-handed with stolen, highly-classified documents. Or that MF45 pretty much admitted everything.

Also, Biden doesn't order Garland around the way MF45 did with Barr. I might wish otherwise, but it is best that he not have the image of ordering the prosecution of his political opponents.

It's up to Garland, and honest-to-God I don't see why SOMEONE hasn't been jailed for some of these multitudes of crimes, committed in plain sight, with video and audio available. If nothing else, possession of stolen property whether classified or not should be a trip straight to jail.

[agingdem]

21. the point is

we are not at the mercy of vile GOP buffoons.

[FoxNewsSucks]

22. Unless those vile GOP buffoons take control of the House.

Should we keep the Senate, the work could be transferred and continued. That's independent of whatever the DoJ does.

And the point is, there are clocks ticking.

[Orrex]

4. What we need now is for someone to scold DoJ for its impatience with The System

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The System is perfect and good and incorruptible, even as it lets the obviously guilty Trump walk free, whipping his kkkultists into an insurrectionist frenzy with impunity.

How dare the DoJ doubt The System!

[Fullduplexxx]

5. Now that it looks like the cons will be able shut it down watch garland spring into action

[Frustratedlady]

6. So, what number of appeals is Trump up to on his taxes now?

I'm surprised he can even keep track, although he certainly has all kinds of practice.
Those taxes must be filled with all kinds of goodies. He must take them to bed with him.

[former9thward]

18. He does not have the returns.

At least the actual ones, I'm am sure he or an agent has copies. The returns are and have been in the hands of the IRS. If there are "all kinds of goodies" why hasn't the IRS found them?

[gab13by13]

8. So we need the Supreme Court to interpret

the word "shall" turn over.

OK, Alito, work your magic.

[Grasswire2]

10. the law is clear.

Commissioner Rettig (as a tax atty) advised Trump to never release his tax returns. He was rewarded with the IRS Commissioner job, after which he refused a lawful request (shall) from Congress for those returns.

[Grasswire2]

11. Why did Biden carry over Commissioner Rettig?

So many questions, so few answers.

[FoxNewsSucks]

16. Good questions, too.

Every tRumper at any level of government should have been purged immediately, or as soon as legally allowed.

Most or all are corrupt. Even if not, did we somehow forget the four years of one incompetent after another that we ridiculed at the time? None should have been kept on.

[Dravot]

15. Why is this even an issue?

Shouldn't EVERY tax return be a publicly accessible record?

Glass pockets! Let us all have glass pockets!

[former9thward]

19. No.

They should not be publicly accessible. Is your return public?

[Qutzupalotl]

20. Or maybe just the ones Congress is authorized to receive.

Enjoy your stay.

[FoxNewsSucks]

23. Why?

The issue here is that they were subpoenaed for a lawful investigation. The public would not receive them.

This is just a criminal trying to hide his crimes.

[republianmushroom]

24. When is the DoJ going to indite the ORANGE A-O ??

[cstanleytech]

25. Question is will the 6 Republican justices protect Trump as he is their lord and saviour.