Donald Trump really seems like he has something to hide in his tax returns, and has failed to disclose them even though it was one of his campaign promises. Republicans certainly have been working hard at being the “president’s” defenders lately and that includes allowing the former reality show star to break precedent by not disclosing them.
Back in July, a whistleblower, a career IRS official, filed a complaint to say that he was told that at least one Treasury political appointee attempted to improperly interfere with the annual audit of the Trump’s or vice president Mike Pence’s tax returns.
Two senators, a Republican and a Democrat, are now reportedly reviewing the whistleblower’s complaint. We await the MAGA army that will unleash holy hell on this whistleblower while trying to uncover his or her identity. Because it’s 2019 and that’s the world we’ve found ourselves living in.
Staffers for Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) reportedly met with the IRS whistleblower earlier this month, and plan to schedule follow up interviews, according to the Washington Post:
The initial IRS complaint, filed by a career IRS official, relays concerns from another IRS official that at least one Treasury Department political appointee attempted to improperly interfere with the annual tax audit of either Trump or Pence.”
Stay up-to-date with the latest news!
Subscribe and start recieving our daily emails.
As the Post notes, the Treasury inspector general has opened a review of the Treasury Department’s handling of House Democrats’ requests for Trump’s tax returns.
Grassley, for his part, has not joined forces with his colleagues to out the whistleblower in Trump’s Ukraine extortion scandal.
“This person appears to have followed the whistleblower protection laws and ought to be heard out and protected,” Grassley said last month. “We should always work to respect whistleblowers’ requests for confidentiality. Any further media reports on the whistleblower’s identity don’t serve the public interest—even if the conflict sells more papers or attracts clicks.”
Also today, the Supreme Court temporarily stopped a lower court order requiring Trump to turn over his tax returns to House Democrats as a part of their impeachment probe, giving the high court time to decide whether to hear the president’s challenge to the ruling. That is standard practice, though, so the high court can decide if they want to take on the case.
Featured image via Political Tribune gallery
Like what you see here? Join the discussion on Facebook over at Americans For Sanity!
