If Mnuchin refuses to comply with Congress, he will be violating federal law, which means he can be prosecuted.
IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig could be as well.
But while Trump and company toy with Congress, several states are considering legislation requiring 2020 presidential candidates to release their tax returns lest they be excluded from the ballot.
According to The Washington Post:
"Eighteen states have considered legislation this year that would require presidential and vice presidential candidates to post their tax returns to appear on the ballot during a primary or general election, according to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
"In addition to Washington, several other states, including California, Hawaii and New Jersey are considering similar bills. Many, though not all, of the legislatures considering the bills are controlled by Democrats, but even in Republican-controlled states, Democrats have put forth such legislation. Measures failed earlier this year in Mississippi, New Mexico and New Hampshire."
No one has ever defied this explicit law before.
Trump obviously does not want us to see...what?
That he isn't as rich as he says he is?
That he's still deeply in debt?
That he owes money to entities with whom no honest person would even consider doing business?
All three?
Maybe more.
His intransigence could be his--and his underlings'--undoing, ultimately.
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