Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has officially denied House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal’s request to release Donald Trump’s 2013-2018 tax returns:
BREAKING: Treasury denies Chairman Neal's the tax return request – "lacks a legitimate legislative purpose" – says Treasury is "not authorized" to release returns.https://t.co/gQ39W53P8J
— John R Parkinson (@jparkABC) May 6, 2019
Mnuchin writes:
As you have recognized, the Committee’s request is unprecedented, and it presents serious constitutional questions, the resolution of which may have lasting consequences for all taxpayers. Accordingly, the Department of the Treasury has consulted with the Department of Justice concerning the lawfulness of your request. As explained in my April 23 letter, the Committee’s statutory authority under section 6103(f) is bound by Congress’ authority under the Constitution, and the Supreme Court has held that the Constitution requires that Congressional information demands must reasonably serve a legitimate legislative purpose.
Seems pretty straightforward, and that explanation should be enough to satisfy sensible people. But it’s not good enough for Max Boot. Oh no. To Boot, it’s just another piece of the impeachment puzzle falling into place:
Ho hum. Another impeachable offense. https://t.co/N7XGfoPigJ
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) May 6, 2019
This is red meat, of course, for Boot’s fellow Resisters:
Mindblowing. All of it. ??
— practicing•womanist (@hipcath) May 6, 2019
More obstruction
— Things That Get Me Up At Night (@funstuffing13) May 6, 2019
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Lock him up for contempt!!!!
— جايسون (@jpcqg) May 6, 2019
We are now under a #Dictatorship
— Jeff Ferrell, MSW (@urourlegacy) May 6, 2019
THEY ARE GOING FOR A COMPLETE TAKEOVER A POLITICAL COUP.
— Rodney Giles (@jubileenetwork) May 6, 2019
Meanwhile, the rest of us are over here trying to figure out what was so heinously offensive and impeachment-worthy about Mnuchin’s explanation.
In the United States you need to have probable cause to compel the release of private information.
Max Boot knows this, right?
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 6, 2019
If he does, he’s doing a great impression of someone who doesn’t. Alternatively, it’s possible that he does in fact know and just doesn’t care. In either case, he’s demonstrated that he’s nothing more than a tiresome hack.
NARRATOR: It’s not an impeachable offense unless everything you don’t like is an “impeachable” offense. https://t.co/KcvgWvS5kH
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 6, 2019
That’s apparently the argument Boot’s going for, yeah.
— Oh really? (@Oh_really2020) May 6, 2019
That’s Max in a nutshell.
You are embarrassing yourself. It is sad to watch.
— Michael Goodell (@MLGoodell) May 6, 2019
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