whistleblower has been told by some official that if he or she gives that information to the relevant committees in congress, they could end up in jail, that could be an illegal thing to do. that strikes me as off. it strikes me as i thought whistleblowers were supposed to be able to safely give things to congress. yeah, in fact, there s a statute that covers the handling and disclosure of tax return information. it s the same statute we ve talked about before that investigators use, it s 26 usc 6103. prosecutors use subparagraph i of that statute. but there s another provision within that same statute that talks about whistleblowers, that s part f and it says that whistleblowers may go before congress and may disclose taxpayer information if they re talking about misconduct, mall administration, or taxpayer abuse. so, as long as they re talk about those things, they are supposed to have protection and be able to share that information with congress.
who alleges there s improper interference of a political appointee in the audit of the tax returns. now it s being reported this whistle-blower has been told by some official that if he or she gives that information to the velvent committees in congress, they could end up in jail, that could be an illegal thing to do. that strikes me as off. it strikes me as i thought whistle-blowers were supposed to be able to safely give things to congress. yeah, in fact, there s a statute that covers the handling and disclosure of tax return information. it s the same statute we ve talked about before that investigators use, it s 26 usc 6103. prosecutors use subparagraph i of that statute. but there s another provision within that same statute that talks about whistle blowers that s part f and says whistle blowers may go before congress and may disclose taxpayer information if they re talking
yeah, i would want to first consult with the chairman of the committee as well as the rest of the committee to determine that. but i want to make a few points when it comes to the whistle-blower complaint. it really adds credibility to our request of the presidential tax returns. from the very beginning, we wanted to audit, make sure the presidential audits were done in a way that was free of political pressure and done in a way that really was true to its core. and that s why we started to look into it. that s why we asked for the presidential tax returns. that s why we invoke 6103-f, the statute that let s us get it. this is something that goes to the heart of what we have been doing. if the whistle-blower complaint is true. additionally, it shows the importance of whistle-blowers. whistle-blowers inform the public, inform congress that something is going on in the executive branch or any other department that something is
there a real, sound reason why the american people should have the right to see the tax returns? there s a very sound reason. this president broke half a century of precedent by not releasing his tax returns as he promised he would when he was running for president in the first place. it s becoming increasingly obvious that there s something he just does not want people to know. he said he would release them. can of course, he says a lot of things. now he s fighting every way he can to prevent his own promise from being kept in the first place. we have sued to make sure that we can enforce the law. the irs tax code section 6103 of the code says the chairman of the ways and means committee can request a tax return and it shall be delivered to him. shall be, it s not ambiguous. it doesn t have to be for any particular purpose, but in our case we have a legitimate
york has gone forward and gotten the returns that he s filed in new york. obviously we would love to see them but our chairman richie kneel is following the law carefully. this law 6103 dating back to 1924 gives ways and means the right to ask for his tax return but not necessarily the new york returns. so we re fighting this in the courts. we may lose the battle or two but i m confident we re going to win in the end at the supreme court level. just because the law is clear. thank you so much for joining us. thank you, wolf. up next, as we counts down to this week s democratic presidential debates right here on cnn, the candidates are squabbling among themselves over health care, especially the idea of medicare for all. (kickstart my heart by motley crue)) (truck honks) (wheels screeching) (clapping) (sound of can hitting bag and bowl) (clapping) always there in crunch time.