#taxrecords — Public Fediverse posts
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@SeanCasten/116597017246406093
TL;DR
In case you missed it:
1980s: Reagan and Justice #Scalia push #UnitaryExecutiveTheory arguing that the Constitution vests all executive power directly in the President.
2001–2008: #GWBush uses "Unitary Executive Theory" to consolidate security services and justify signing statements on laws passed by Congress.
2014: #Trump stated on air: "If I decide to run for office, I'll produce my tax returns, absolutely... And I would love to do that. He would go on to repeat this during actual campaigns. He did not release them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_returns_of_Donald_Trump
2019 While Trump was president, a man hired under Trump's IRS gave #TaxRecords to the New York Times while Trump was defying a congressional subpoena for records they were allowed by statute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_E._Littlejohn
2020: In Seila Law LLC v. CFPB the Supreme Court claims "the entire 'executive power' belongs to the President alone" and strikes down removal protections for the director of the CFPB.
2024: In Trump v. US the Supreme Court granted presidents broad, near-absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. Also, the leaker of the records Congress couldn't get and that Trump promised was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
2025–2026: Over and over, "Unitary Executive Theory" is used to justify a purge of employees and departments Trump deems to be enemies.
2026/01/29: Trump sues his own IRS and Treasury over the leak of tax records that he had previously promised to release himself. He demanded 10⁶ × $10,000 — https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/
2026/05/18: Before showing up in court to answer "is Trump just suing himself with our $$$ at stake?" they settled out of court for a reported 10⁶ × $1776 — no Court, no Congress, no Transparency.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@SeanCasten/116597017246406093
TL;DR
In case you missed it:
1980s: Reagan and Justice #Scalia push #UnitaryExecutiveTheory arguing that the Constitution vests all executive power directly in the President.
2001–2008: #GWBush uses "Unitary Executive Theory" to consolidate security services and justify signing statements on laws passed by Congress.
2014: #Trump stated on air: "If I decide to run for office, I'll produce my tax returns, absolutely... And I would love to do that. He would go on to repeat this during actual campaigns. He did not release them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_returns_of_Donald_Trump
2019 While Trump was president, a man hired under Trump's IRS gave #TaxRecords to the New York Times while Trump was defying a congressional subpoena for records they were allowed by statute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_E._Littlejohn
2020: In Seila Law LLC v. CFPB the Supreme Court claims "the entire 'executive power' belongs to the President alone" and strikes down removal protections for the director of the CFPB.
2024: In Trump v. US the Supreme Court granted presidents broad, near-absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. Also, the leaker of the records Congress couldn't get and that Trump promised was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
2025–2026: Over and over, "Unitary Executive Theory" is used to justify a purge of employees and departments Trump deems to be enemies.
2026/01/29: Trump sues his own IRS and Treasury over the leak of tax records that he had previously promised to release himself. He demanded 10⁶ × $10,000 — https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/
2026/05/18: Before showing up in court to answer "is Trump just suing himself with our $$$ at stake?" they settled out of court for a reported 10⁶ × $1776 — no Court, no Congress, no Transparency.
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The IRS Is Building A Vast System To Share Millions Of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
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The IRS Is Building A Vast System To Share Millions Of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
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Ex-#IRS contractor sentenced to 5 years in #prison for leaking #Trump #taxrecords
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Ex-#IRS contractor sentenced to 5 years in #prison for leaking #Trump #taxrecords
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Judge Orders #DonaldTrump To Pay The #NewYorkTimes’ #LegalFees In 2021 #Lawsuit The former president was ordered to pay the newspaper and three reporters $392,638 in legal fees after he lost a lawsuit over coverage of his #taxrecords. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-new-york-times-lawsuit-legal-fees_n_65a1d369e4b06444b222e409
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Judge Orders #DonaldTrump To Pay The #NewYorkTimes’ #LegalFees In 2021 #Lawsuit The former president was ordered to pay the newspaper and three reporters $392,638 in legal fees after he lost a lawsuit over coverage of his #taxrecords. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-new-york-times-lawsuit-legal-fees_n_65a1d369e4b06444b222e409
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#SteveBell on #DonaldTrump's #TaxRecords – #cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian