the funny thing is that speech wasn t about watergate or the watergate break-in. it was about his personal tax returns. and unlike trump, nixon ended up releasing his taxes. and not only that, when congress sent the irs request for nixon s returns in 1973, the agency turned them over on the same day, according to letters released by house democrats yesterday showing that contrary to the current treasury secretary claim, the current congressional request for trump s taxes is unprecedented. it is not unprecedented for a congress to request a president s tax returns. nor is it unprecedented for the irs to provide them. the house ways and means committee has asked for the president s tax returns under clear statutory authority and under subpoena. they re try two ways to get them. and amid continued stonewalling from the federal government, new york state passed a law allowing congress to get the president s state tax returns. well, trump s personal lawyers are now suing to prevent that fro
it was about his personal tax returns. and unlike trump, nixon ended up releasing his taxes. and not only that, when congress sent the irs request for nixon s returns in 1973, the agency turned them over on the same day, according to letters released by house democrats yesterday showing that contrary to the current treasury secretary claim, the current congressional request for trump s taxes is unprecedented. it is not unprecedented for a congress to request a president s tax returns. nor is it unprecedented for the irs to provide them. the house ways and means committee has asked for the president s tax returns under clear statutory authority and under subpoena. they re try two ways to get them. and amid continued stonewalling from the federal government, new york state passed a law allowing congress to get the president s state tax returns. well, trump s personal lawyers are now suing to prevent that from happening using a truly insane to my mind legal theory. here to explain the nic