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Alan Dershowitz explains how the Supreme Court just 'pulled the rug out of part two of impeachment'

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  1. Revmitchell

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    Alan Dershowitz believes one of the "most important" developments in the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump happened Friday.

    Speaking with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Friday, the Harvard law professor explained the Supreme Court — by agreeing to hear a trio of cases involving subpoenas for the president's financial records — just "pulled the rug out of part two of impeachment."

    "Look, the most important development happened today," Dershowitz said. "The Supreme Court of the United States absolutely pulled the rug out of part two of the impeachment referral by granting certiorari, by granting review in a case where Trump challenged a congressional subpoena. And the Supreme Court said we're going to hear this case."

    "Think of what that message is: It's Trump was right," he continued. "You don't have to comply with a subpoena of Congress unless a court tells you you have to comply."

    Alan Dershowitz explains how the Supreme Court just 'pulled the rug out of part two of impeachment'
     
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    The Dems know that they are acting illegally. They want a violent overthrow of the government to take power away from the voters and to keep power for themselves only. Pelosi lied when she said she was not full of hate. She is bloodthirsty.
     
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  3. Scott Downey

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    There is no law saying Trump has to release his personal financial information and records. And you know they would all be leaked. The democrats continue to hunt for stuff to make Trump look bad. Some representative in the house was saying they need those records to show if Trump is a puppet of the Russians.

    Pelosi back in mid summer already said she wants to see Trump in jail.
     
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    Absolutely false.

    I'm not sure how you have missed knowing that, unless you are only listening to news sources that lie to you.

    TITLE 26 / Subtitle F / CHAPTER 61 / Subchapter B / § 6103 Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information

    (f) Disclosure to Committees of Congress
    (1) Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Finance, and Joint Committee on Taxation

    Upon written request from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate, or the chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Secretary shall furnish such committee with any return or return information specified in such request, except that any return or return information which can be associated with, or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer shall be furnished to such committee only when sitting in closed executive session unless such taxpayer otherwise consents in writing to such disclosure.

    (2) Chief of Staff of Joint Committee on Taxation
    Upon written request by the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Secretary shall furnish him with any return or return information specified in such request. Such Chief of Staff may submit such return or return information to any committee described in paragraph (1), except that any return or return information which can be associated with, or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer shall be furnished to such committee only when sitting in closed executive session unless such taxpayer otherwise consents in writing to such disclosure.

    (3) Other committees
    Pursuant to an action by, and upon written request by the chairman of, a committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives (other than a committee specified in paragraph (1)) specially authorized to inspect any return or return information by a resolution of the Senate or the House of Representatives or, in the case of a joint committee (other than the joint committee specified in paragraph (1)) by concurrent resolution, the Secretary shall furnish such committee, or a duly authorized and designated subcommittee thereof, sitting in closed executive session, with any return or return information which such resolution authorizes the committee or subcommittee to inspect. Any resolution described in this paragraph shall specify the purpose for which the return or return information is to be furnished and that such information cannot reasonably be obtained from any other source.

    (4) Agents of committees and submission of information to Senate or House of Representatives
    (A) Committees described in paragraph (1)

    Any committee described in paragraph (1) or the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation shall have the authority, acting directly, or by or through such examiners or agents as the chairman of such committee or such chief of staff may designate or appoint, to inspect returns and return information at such time and in such manner as may be determined by such chairman or chief of staff. Any return or return information obtained by or on behalf of such committee pursuant to the provisions of this subsection may be submitted by the committee to the Senate or the House of Representatives, or to both. The Joint Committee on Taxation may also submit such return or return information to any other committee described in paragraph (1), except that any return or return information which can be associated with, or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer shall be furnished to such committee only when sitting in closed executive session unless such taxpayer otherwise consents in writing to such disclosure.

    (B) Other committees
    Any committee or subcommittee described in paragraph (3) shall have the right, acting directly, or by or through no more than four examiners or agents, designated or appointed in writing in equal numbers by the chairman and ranking minority member of such committee or subcommittee, to inspect returns and return information at such time and in such manner as may be determined by such chairman and ranking minority member. Any return or return information obtained by or on behalf of such committee or subcommittee pursuant to the provisions of this subsection may be submitted by the committee to the Senate or the House of Representatives, or to both, except that any return or return information which can be associated with, or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer, shall be furnished to the Senate or the House of Representatives only when sitting in closed executive session unless such taxpayer otherwise consents in writing to such disclosure.
     
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    How does that prove your falsehood charge? That is from "§6103. Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information." Where does it say that POTUS must submit returns to Congress without reason? Where does it say that POTUS cannot legally reject such a request? Where does it say that POTUS cannot legally challenge such a request?

    What is certain is that in fulfilling such a request, the returns, or key portions thereof, would be illegally disseminated by the devious, liar-at-large Schiff & Company.
     
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    They need a good reason to get the President's tax returns and the courts have already weighed in on the subject. The Supreme Court said in 1957: “Broad as is this power of inquiry, it is not unlimited,” “There is no general authority to expose the private affairs of individuals without justification in terms of the functions of the Congress.”

    Which means, are the Democrats in Congress now planning to rewrite the nations income tax laws and need these returns to help them do that or are they just on a phishing expedition in order to damage the President?

    POLITICO (04/12/2019) wrote a story that said the following: University of Iowa law professor Andy Grewal offered a hypothetical example: “If a Ways and Means Committee said, ‘You know, we just hate black people, so give us the tax returns of all civil rights leaders so we can harass them,’ I don’t think the IRS would have to comply because that’s an unconstitutional request.”

    Grewal contends that merely wanting to know whether Trump paid his taxes is not a good enough reason for Democrats because it’s not Congress’ job to audit anyone.

    “If all Congress is doing is saying, ‘We just want to figure out if a particular person paid his taxes or not, that, by itself, is not enough because that is a job for the executive branch, not Congress,” he said. “It’s a lawmaker, not a law-executor.”
     
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    Got the following in an email. Hope the Rs get this & plan to act on it.
    If nothing else, it SHOULD scare a bunch of the elites enough to strongly consider if they want to take this path!!!

    “America does not need to see the tax returns of a billionaire who became a public servant. They need to see the tax returns of public servants who became millionaires while being public servants.”

    MARANATHA
     
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