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In reply to the discussion: Mnuchin says 'analyzing the law' on Trump tax return request [View all]reACTIONary
(5,766 posts)37. You are right, they are not "public" records, they are...
government records. Sorry for the misnomer.
They are not, however, "private records". They are owned and controlled by the government, and do not fall under fourth amendment protections. In the absence of any contravening legislation they can be shared with other government entities, without fourth amendment protections against search and seizure.
In this case, that contravening legislation exists, but contains an explicit exception. That exception is what is being exercised in this case.
This simply is not a fourth amendment issue.
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To see if our president is financially beholden to entities in other countries
WhoWoodaKnew
Apr 2019
#28
+1,000,000 This - although I don't consider impeachment a "desperate" measure; it should
diva77
Apr 2019
#11
In other words: "We know the law requires me turn the forms over, I will delay it short of ...
marble falls
Apr 2019
#21