DOJ Initial Russia Hearings

[Danny Bateman]

 

[sho]

8 hours ago, Clifford Franklin said:

 

 

Not familiar enough with all the details on this, if they request, can he deny?  If they receive it, does it get made public?

[ZRod]

8 hours ago, Clifford Franklin said:

 

Couple things:

1. What are we actually going to learn from his returns? That he doesn't make as much money as he claims? That he does get money from Russians buying his properties? We already know this. If his tax returns are dirty then the IRS should have already flagged them and ran an investigation, which I don't believe they ever did.
2. The Dems need to be extremely careful with how they handle their work as it relates to the office of the President. They need to use extreme discretion because they can very easily set precedents that will have negative long term implications for the country and the Office. See "the atomic option" in the Senate.

[schriznoeder]

48 minutes ago, sho said:

 

Not familiar enough with all the details on this, if they request, can he deny?  If they receive it, does it get made public?

 

Let's just say it's complicated. This article sums things up pretty well.

[Moiraine]

3 hours ago, ZRod said:

Couple things:

1. What are we actually going to learn from his returns? That he doesn't make as much money as he claims? That he does get money from Russians buying his properties? We already know this. If his tax returns are dirty then the IRS should have already flagged them and ran an investigation, which I don't believe they ever did.
2. The Dems need to be extremely careful with how they handle their work as it relates to the office of the President. They need to use extreme discretion because they can very easily set precedents that will have negative long term implications for the country and the Office. See "the atomic option" in the Senate.

 

 

Yep.

 

They could try to do something tax return specific though. E.g. make it a requirement for a presidential candidate. Not that it would actually pass.

[BigRedBuster]

Well....this is going to get interesting.

 

 

[Cdog923]

The Democratic House is going to have to get to work in a hurry. 

[ZRod]

17 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Well....this is going to get interesting.

 

 

Sessions made it clear it wasn't his choice...

 

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At your request I am submitting my resignation...

 

[commando]

is this trump acting innocent or guilty...i can never tell.   

but it does take the headlines off his loss of congress.

[Fru]

 

[Moiraine]

Trump will now know all of the details of the investigation.

 

 

Our system is working great.

[Landlord]

Message resistbot on facebook for easy info on locations of protests and to write letters to your representatives about this. 

[TGHusker]

25 minutes ago, Fru said:

 

That was quick.  The silent Saturday Night Massacre us under way.

He is just daring the Dems to investigate him.  And investigate they will. 

Hold on to your hats this is going to be a bumpy 2 years.  The Dems owe it to their voters to investigate and find out all of the facts as they have promised that they would do if they took control.  The Dems owe it up to the rest of us who may not be a part of their party to get to the bottom of it.  They may impeach but the Senate won't.  I doubt the Senate repubs will want to chase off Trump's base.  So 2 years of will be in our future.  

Trump 'tried' to sound conciliatory towards San Fran Nan today but if the Dems do their constitutional duty, there will be no conciliatory action.  He said so himself.   I think he knows the noose is getting tighter. 

[TGHusker]

7 hours ago, sho said:

 

Not familiar enough with all the details on this, if they request, can he deny?  If they receive it, does it get made public?

If it shows payments from Russia - it will get referred to the impeachment committee - justice.

[GSG]

2 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

Well....this is going to get interesting.

 

 

 

To make matters worse, Whitaker is a former Iowa Squawkeye football player