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YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT WITH YOUR INVALUABLE
TONIGHT WITH YOUR INVALUABLE EXPERTISE ABOUT THIS.
EXPERTISE ABOUT THIS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> THANKS, LAWRENCE.
>> THANKS, LAWRENCE. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >>> THERE IS NO WAY UP.
>>> THERE IS NO WAY UP. DONALD TRUMP HAS FINALLY BEEN
DONALD TRUMP HAS FINALLY BEEN CORNERED ON HIS TAX RETURNS
CORNERED ON HIS TAX RETURNS BECAUSE "SHALL" MEANS "SHALL."
BECAUSE "SHALL" MEANS "SHALL." WHEN PEOPLE WHO WRITE LAWS WITH
WHEN PEOPLE WHO WRITE LAWS WITH THE WORD "SHALL" MEANS THERE IS
THE WORD "SHALL" MEANS THERE IS NO WIGGLE ROOM.
NO WIGGLE ROOM. I KNEW THAT WHEN I WAS A STAFF
I KNEW THAT WHEN I WAS A STAFF ON THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
ON THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THAT'S WHAT THE LAW SAYS ABOUT
THAT'S WHAT THE LAW SAYS ABOUT THE UNIQUE POWER THAT THE CHAMPL
THE UNIQUE POWER THAT THE CHAMPL OF THE
OF THE -- CHAIRMAN OF THE
-- CHAIRMAN OF THE CONGRESSIONAL TAX COMMITTEES
CONGRESSIONAL TAX COMMITTEES HAVE, THE RIGHT TO SEE ANY TAX
HAVE, THE RIGHT TO SEE ANY TAX RETURNS THEY WANT TO SEE.
RETURNS THEY WANT TO SEE. THE LAW SAYS IF THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE LAW SAYS IF THE CHAIRMAN OF ANY OF THOSE COMMITTEES REQUESTS
ANY OF THOSE COMMITTEES REQUESTS A TAX RETURN OR ANY INFORMATION
A TAX RETURN OR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A TAX RETURN, THEN THE
ABOUT A TAX RETURN, THEN THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY HAS NO
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO ORDER THE IRS TO
CHOICE BUT TO ORDER THE IRS TO TURN OVER THAT TAX RETURN.
TURN OVER THAT TAX RETURN. HERE'S WHAT THE LAW ACTUALLY
HERE'S WHAT THE LAW ACTUALLY SAYS.
SAYS. THE SECRETARY SHALL FURNISH SUCH
THE SECRETARY SHALL FURNISH SUCH COMMITTEE WITH ANY RETURN OR
COMMITTEE WITH ANY RETURN OR RETURN INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN
RETURN INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN SUCH REQUEST.
SUCH REQUEST. AND SO TONIGHT AT 6:00 P.M.,
AND SO TONIGHT AT 6:00 P.M., CHAIRMAN RICHARD NEAL OF THE
CHAIRMAN RICHARD NEAL OF THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE SENT THIS LETTER DEMANDING SIX
SENT THIS LETTER DEMANDING SIX YEARS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
YEARS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PERSONAL TAX RETURNS AND HIS
PERSONAL TAX RETURNS AND HIS BUSINESS TAX RETURNS AND ALL
BUSINESS TAX RETURNS AND ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE TAX
INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE TAX RETURNS IN POSSESSION OF THE
RETURNS IN POSSESSION OF THE IRS, INCLUDING WHETHER ANY OF
IRS, INCLUDING WHETHER ANY OF THOSE TAX RETURNS HAVE BEEN
THOSE TAX RETURNS HAVE BEEN AUDITED, SOMETHING THE PRESIDENT
AUDITED, SOMETHING THE PRESIDENT HAS ALWAYS CLAIMED AS HIS REASON
HAS ALWAYS CLAIMED AS HIS REASON FOR NOT RELEASING HIS TAX
FOR NOT RELEASING HIS TAX RETURNS.
RETURNS. CHAIRMAN RICHARD NEAL AND HIS
CHAIRMAN RICHARD NEAL AND HIS STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR
STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR MONTHS ON THIS LETTER TO MAKE
MONTHS ON THIS LETTER TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE ASKING FOR
SURE THEY WERE ASKING FOR EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO GET A
EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO GET A FULL PICTURE OF DONALD TRUMP'S
FULL PICTURE OF DONALD TRUMP'S TAX COMPLIANCE AND TO MAKE SURE
TAX COMPLIANCE AND TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE FOLLOWING THE LETTER
THEY WERE FOLLOWING THE LETTER OF THE LAW IN MAKING THIS
OF THE LAW IN MAKING THIS REQUEST.
REQUEST. EVERY MEMBER OF THE HOUSE WAYS
EVERY MEMBER OF THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE KNEW THAT AT
AND MEANS COMMITTEE KNEW THAT AT SOME POINT, THIS DAY WAS COMING.
SOME POINT, THIS DAY WAS COMING. AND SO OUR NEXT GUEST, SENIOR
AND SO OUR NEXT GUEST, SENIOR MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, LLOYD
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, LLOYD DOGGETT, ASKED THE TREASURY
DOGGETT, ASKED THE TREASURY SECRETARY ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH.
SECRETARY ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH. >> HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY
>> HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY INSTRUCTION OR GUIDANCE OF ANY
INSTRUCTION OR GUIDANCE OF ANY KIND ABOUT HOW TO HANDLE
KIND ABOUT HOW TO HANDLE CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS FOR
CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS?
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS? >> BASED ON THE REQUEST, WE'LL
>> BASED ON THE REQUEST, WE'LL EXAMINE IT AND WE WILL FOLLOW
EXAMINE IT AND WE WILL FOLLOW THE LAW.
THE LAW. WE WILL PROTECT THE PRESIDENT AS
WE WILL PROTECT THE PRESIDENT AS WE WOULD PROTECT ANY INDIVIDUAL
WE WOULD PROTECT ANY INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER UNDER THEIR RIGHTS.
TAXPAYER UNDER THEIR RIGHTS. >> JOINING US NOW, MEMBER OF THE
>> JOINING US NOW, MEMBER OF THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE,
HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CONGRESSMAN LLOYD DOGGETT OF
CONGRESSMAN LLOYD DOGGETT OF TEXAS.
TEXAS. HE IS THE SENIOR-MOST COMMITTEE
HE IS THE SENIOR-MOST COMMITTEE MEMBER AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS
MEMBER AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. CONGRESSMAN, I WANT YOU TO LOOK
CONGRESSMAN, I WANT YOU TO LOOK BACK AT THE EXCHANGE WE JUST
BACK AT THE EXCHANGE WE JUST SHOWED WITH THE TREASURY
SHOWED WITH THE TREASURY SECRETARY AND REFLECT BACK ON
SECRETARY AND REFLECT BACK ON WHAT YOU THINK HIS ANSWER MEANS
WHAT YOU THINK HIS ANSWER MEANS NOW THAT CHAIRMAN NEAL HAS SENT
NOW THAT CHAIRMAN NEAL HAS SENT THE LETTER.
THE LETTER. >> WELL, LAWRENCE, THANK YOU.
>> WELL, LAWRENCE, THANK YOU. FINALLY, AFTER TWO YEARS, SIX
FINALLY, AFTER TWO YEARS, SIX MOTIONS THAT I MADE THAT THE
MOTIONS THAT I MADE THAT THE REPUBLICANS COVERED UP FOR
REPUBLICANS COVERED UP FOR TRUMP, AND NOW THREE MONTHS INTO
TRUMP, AND NOW THREE MONTHS INTO THE SESSION, WE HAVE THE
THE SESSION, WE HAVE THE BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING.
BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING. I THINK WHAT THE TREASURY
I THINK WHAT THE TREASURY SECRETARY WAS SAYING IN A BIT OF
SECRETARY WAS SAYING IN A BIT OF DOUBLE TALK, MUMBO-JUMBO WAS THE
DOUBLE TALK, MUMBO-JUMBO WAS THE INTEREST ON THE WORD "PROTECT."
INTEREST ON THE WORD "PROTECT." THE INTEREST SHOULD BE ON THE
THE INTEREST SHOULD BE ON THE WORD "SHALL" AND PROVIDING THESE
WORD "SHALL" AND PROVIDING THESE RETURNS AS REQUIRED BY A NEAR
RETURNS AS REQUIRED BY A NEAR 100-YEAR-OLD STATUTE OF WHICH
100-YEAR-OLD STATUTE OF WHICH YOU'RE VERY PERMANENTLY FAMILIAR
YOU'RE VERY PERMANENTLY FAMILIAR AND YOU'VE DESCRIBED IT SO WELL
AND YOU'VE DESCRIBED IT SO WELL TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. THE SECRETARY, IT WOULD APPEAR,
THE SECRETARY, IT WOULD APPEAR, AND PRESIDENT TRUMP TONIGHT IN
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP TONIGHT IN HIS INITIAL COMMENTS, HE
HIS INITIAL COMMENTS, HE OBVIOUSLY CONTINUES TO THINK
OBVIOUSLY CONTINUES TO THINK HE'S ABOVE THE LAW HERE AS
HE'S ABOVE THE LAW HERE AS EVERYWHERE ELSE, AND IF HE
EVERYWHERE ELSE, AND IF HE CHOOSES TO OBSTRUCT THE
CHOOSES TO OBSTRUCT THE SECRETARY AND THE IRS FROM
SECRETARY AND THE IRS FROM PERFORMING THEIR MINISTERIAL
PERFORMING THEIR MINISTERIAL DUTY, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD
DUTY, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD IMMEDIATELY TO SEEK LEGAL ACTION
IMMEDIATELY TO SEEK LEGAL ACTION TO GET THESE RETURNS.
TO GET THESE RETURNS. >> SOME REPORTS HAVE REFERRED TO
>> SOME REPORTS HAVE REFERRED TO THE LAW THAT CONTROLS THIS AS AN
THE LAW THAT CONTROLS THIS AS AN OBSCURE LAW.
OBSCURE LAW. WHICH I GUESS IT IS TO MOST
WHICH I GUESS IT IS TO MOST MEMBERS OF THE NEWS MEDIA, BUT
MEMBERS OF THE NEWS MEDIA, BUT FOR YOU, A MEMBER OF THE WAYS
FOR YOU, A MEMBER OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, ANY MEMBER
AND MEANS COMMITTEE, ANY MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, ANY
OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, ANY MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF THOSE
MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF THOSE COMMITTEES KNOWS THIS POWER
COMMITTEES KNOWS THIS POWER EXISTS.
EXISTS. THEY'VE SEEN VERSIONS OF THIS
THEY'VE SEEN VERSIONS OF THIS POWER USED.
POWER USED. WHEN I WAS IN THE SENATE FINANCE
WHEN I WAS IN THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, SERVICE NOT ACTUALLY
COMMITTEE, SERVICE NOT ACTUALLY USED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL THE WAY
USED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL THE WAY IT IS NOW, ANY TARGETED
IT IS NOW, ANY TARGETED INDIVIDUAL, BUT MORE FOR A KIND
INDIVIDUAL, BUT MORE FOR A KIND OF TAX RETURN THAT THE COMMITTEE
OF TAX RETURN THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS INTERESTED IN SEEING FOR
WAS INTERESTED IN SEEING FOR COMPLIANCE REASONS.
COMPLIANCE REASONS. HOW DOES IT WORK?
HOW DOES IT WORK? WE WOULD SOMETIMES ASK THE IRS
WE WOULD SOMETIMES ASK THE IRS JUST FOR TAX RETURNS THAT ARE
JUST FOR TAX RETURNS THAT ARE TAKING A CERTAIN KIND OF
TAKING A CERTAIN KIND OF DEDUCTION, AND WE DIDN'T EVEN
DEDUCTION, AND WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO SEE THE NAMES ON THEM,
HAVE TO SEE THE NAMES ON THEM, NECESSARILY.
NECESSARILY. BUT THAT POWER HAS ALWAYS BEEN
BUT THAT POWER HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE.
THERE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN IT USED BASICALLY IN AN
SEEN IT USED BASICALLY IN AN AGGRESSIVE WAY AGAINST A SITTING
AGGRESSIVE WAY AGAINST A SITTING PRESIDENT WHO IS PROBABLY VERY
PRESIDENT WHO IS PROBABLY VERY LIKELY TO TRY TO RESIST THIS IN
LIKELY TO TRY TO RESIST THIS IN COURT.
COURT. >> THIS IS A PRESIDENT, OF
>> THIS IS A PRESIDENT, OF COURSE, WITH A HISTORY OF
COURSE, WITH A HISTORY OF QUESTIONABLE TAX ACTIVITIES, A
QUESTIONABLE TAX ACTIVITIES, A PRESIDENT WHO DEVIATED FROM
PRESIDENT WHO DEVIATED FROM OTHER CANDIDATES IN REFUSING TO
OTHER CANDIDATES IN REFUSING TO DISCLOSE HIS RETURNS.
DISCLOSE HIS RETURNS. YOU HAVE DESCRIBED THE STATUTE
YOU HAVE DESCRIBED THE STATUTE AND THE PRACTICE AND THE
AND THE PRACTICE AND THE FREQUENT USE OF ARTICLE 6103
FREQUENT USE OF ARTICLE 6103 VERY PARTICULARLY.
VERY PARTICULARLY. I WOULD BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION,
I WOULD BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, AND I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH
AND I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT, THE ROLE THAT IT PLAYED WITH
IT, THE ROLE THAT IT PLAYED WITH RICHARD NIXON.
RICHARD NIXON. THE IRS APPRAISED HIM IN THEIR
THE IRS APPRAISED HIM IN THEIR INITIAL PUBLIC AUDIT.
INITIAL PUBLIC AUDIT. THEN WHEN WE ACTUALLY GOT THE
THEN WHEN WE ACTUALLY GOT THE RETURNS, MY PEOPLE ON THE
RETURNS, MY PEOPLE ON THE COMMITTEE AND YOURS IN FINANCE,
COMMITTEE AND YOURS IN FINANCE, IT TURNED OUT THE HOUSE DID A
IT TURNED OUT THE HOUSE DID A PRETTY AWFUL JOB AND THE
PRETTY AWFUL JOB AND THE PRESIDENT ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY
PRESIDENT ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN TAXES
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN TAXES IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE THAT HE
IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE THAT HE WAS NOT A CROOK.
WAS NOT A CROOK. >> ONE OF THE THINGS CHAIRMAN
>> ONE OF THE THINGS CHAIRMAN NEAL POINTED OUT IN THE
NEAL POINTED OUT IN THE INFORMATIONAL HANDOUT THAT HE
INFORMATIONAL HANDOUT THAT HE GAVE TO THE MEDIA TODAY ALONG
GAVE TO THE MEDIA TODAY ALONG WITH THE LETTER WAS THAT THE
WITH THE LETTER WAS THAT THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE DEMANDS
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE DEMANDS TAX RETURNS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
TAX RETURNS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO GET CONFIRMED TO POSITIONS OF
GET CONFIRMED TO POSITIONS OF TREASURY.
TREASURY. IT'S ROUTINE THAT THE COMMITTEE
IT'S ROUTINE THAT THE COMMITTEE STAFF THERE AND CHAIRMAN TAKE A
STAFF THERE AND CHAIRMAN TAKE A LOOK AT TAX RETURNS FOR LOWER
LOOK AT TAX RETURNS FOR LOWER RANKING PEOPLE THAN THE
RANKING PEOPLE THAN THE PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. SECRETARY MNUCHIN, OTHER PEOPLE
SECRETARY MNUCHIN, OTHER PEOPLE WITHIN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WITHIN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND ELSEWHERE, HAD TO PRODUCE
AND ELSEWHERE, HAD TO PRODUCE TAX RETURNS.
TAX RETURNS. WHILE I DIFFER WITH THE CHAIRMAN
WHILE I DIFFER WITH THE CHAIRMAN ABOUT THE SCOPE AS TO TIME AND
ABOUT THE SCOPE AS TO TIME AND THE BREADTH OF THE RETURNS THAT
THE BREADTH OF THE RETURNS THAT ARE REQUESTED, I THINK HE'S
ARE REQUESTED, I THINK HE'S PREPARED A VERY INFORMED REQUEST
PREPARED A VERY INFORMED REQUEST THAT THERE IS NO LEGAL
THAT THERE IS NO LEGAL JUSTIFICATION IN DENYING THIS
JUSTIFICATION IN DENYING THIS NARROW REQUEST IN PRODUCING THIS
NARROW REQUEST IN PRODUCING THIS SIX YEARS OF RETURNS.
SIX YEARS OF RETURNS. WE'VE REALLY, AFTER ALL THIS
WE'VE REALLY, AFTER ALL THIS TIME, JUST REACHED THE BEGINNING
TIME, JUST REACHED THE BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING.
OF THE BEGINNING. >> AND WE ALL REMEMBER DONALD
>> AND WE ALL REMEMBER DONALD TRUMP SAYING ON THE CAMPAIGN
TRUMP SAYING ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL THAT HE WOULD RELEASE HIS
TRAIL THAT HE WOULD RELEASE HIS TAX RETURNS, BUT THERE WAS AN
TAX RETURNS, BUT THERE WAS AN AUDIT GOING ON.
AUDIT GOING ON. WE HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT THERE
WE HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY AN AUDIT GOING ON.
WAS ACTUALLY AN AUDIT GOING ON. CHAIRMAN NEAL IS GOING FIND OUT
CHAIRMAN NEAL IS GOING FIND OUT WHETHER THERE WAS AN AUDIT.
WHETHER THERE WAS AN AUDIT. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> IT IS TRADITIONALLY, AS YOU
>> IT IS TRADITIONALLY, AS YOU KNOW, FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE
KNOW, FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT, TO AUTOMATICALLY
VICE PRESIDENT, TO AUTOMATICALLY BE AUDITED BY THE IRS, THAT'S A
BE AUDITED BY THE IRS, THAT'S A POINT THE CHAIRMAN MAKES IN HIS
POINT THE CHAIRMAN MAKES IN HIS LETTER, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE
LETTER, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO FIND OUT IS, IS THAT
WANT TO FIND OUT IS, IS THAT AUDIT ACTUALLY HAPPENING?
AUDIT ACTUALLY HAPPENING? OR HAS HE ORDERED THE IRS NOT TO
OR HAS HE ORDERED THE IRS NOT TO AUDIT HIM?
AUDIT HIM? >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT
WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT AUDIT.
AUDIT. WE NEED TO KNOW LIKE THE NIXON
WE NEED TO KNOW LIKE THE NIXON CASE HOW WELL DID THE IRS DO
CASE HOW WELL DID THE IRS DO THEIR JOB?
THEIR JOB? THIS IS ALL ABOUT CONFIDENCE IN
THIS IS ALL ABOUT CONFIDENCE IN OUR TAX SYSTEM.
OUR TAX SYSTEM. IT'S ESSENTIAL AMERICANS HAVE
IT'S ESSENTIAL AMERICANS HAVE THAT CONFIDENCE AND PART OF THAT
THAT CONFIDENCE AND PART OF THAT IS ASSURING THAT THE MOST
IS ASSURING THAT THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN THE COUNTRY
POWERFUL PERSON IN THE COUNTRY IS COMPLYING WITH OUR TAX LAWS.
IS COMPLYING WITH OUR TAX LAWS. SO I THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST
SO I THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST HOLD HIM TO THE NIXON STANDARD.
HOLD HIM TO THE NIXON STANDARD. AS YOU KNOW, EARLIER THIS YEAR
AS YOU KNOW, EARLIER THIS YEAR WE APPROVED THE "FOR THE PEOPLE"
WE APPROVED THE "FOR THE PEOPLE" ACT HERE IN THE HOUSE.
ACT HERE IN THE HOUSE. WE WANT TO REQUIRE THIS FOR TEN
WE WANT TO REQUIRE THIS FOR TEN YEARS AND ALL PRINCIPAL
YEARS AND ALL PRINCIPAL BUSINESSES OF EVERYONE WHO RUNS
BUSINESSES OF EVERYONE WHO RUNS FOR PRESIDENT.
FOR PRESIDENT. IT'S NOT AIMED AT ANY PERSON OR
IT'S NOT AIMED AT ANY PERSON OR ANY PARTY, IT IS DESIGNED TO
ANY PARTY, IT IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE INTEGRITY IN OUR HIGHEST
ENSURE INTEGRITY IN OUR HIGHEST OFFICE, SOMETHING THAT WE'RE
OFFICE, SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY SHORT OF IN THE TRUMP
REALLY SHORT OF IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. >> AND, CONGRESSMAN, TALK ABOUT
>> AND, CONGRESSMAN, TALK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO TURN A
WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO TURN A TRADITION, THE TRADITION OF
TRADITION, THE TRADITION OF VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE FOR
VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND PRESIDENTS OF THEIR TAX RETURNS,
PRESIDENTS OF THEIR TAX RETURNS, TURN THAT INTO A LAW.
TURN THAT INTO A LAW. >> WELL, I THINK IT CONFIRMS THE
>> WELL, I THINK IT CONFIRMS THE BEST PRACTICE OF PEOPLE OF
BEST PRACTICE OF PEOPLE OF CANDIDATES OF BOTH PARTIES.
CANDIDATES OF BOTH PARTIES. AND ALL WE'VE HAD FROM PRESIDENT
AND ALL WE'VE HAD FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP LIES AND DECEIT.
TRUMP LIES AND DECEIT. WE HAVE TO GET THE FACTS.
WE HAVE TO GET THE FACTS. I KNOW HE'S NOT A FACT-BASED
I KNOW HE'S NOT A FACT-BASED PRESIDENT OR REALITY-BASED
PRESIDENT OR REALITY-BASED PRESIDENT, BUT ON THIS ISSUE, ON
PRESIDENT, BUT ON THIS ISSUE, ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF OUR TAX
THE ADMINISTRATION OF OUR TAX LAWS, HOW HE'S BENEFITED IN
LAWS, HOW HE'S BENEFITED IN CHANGES OF THE TAX LAWS AND
CHANGES OF THE TAX LAWS AND RULINGS BY HIS ADMINISTRATION,
RULINGS BY HIS ADMINISTRATION, HOW THE IRS IS PERFORMING ITS
HOW THE IRS IS PERFORMING ITS FUNCTION, THOSE ARE VITAL THINGS
FUNCTION, THOSE ARE VITAL THINGS FOR THE OPERATION OF OUR
FOR THE OPERATION OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND PARTICULARLY IN
GOVERNMENT AND PARTICULARLY IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE WAYS AND
THE JURISDICTION OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
MEANS COMMITTEE. >> CONGRESSMAN DOGGETT, THANK
>> CONGRESSMAN DOGGETT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US
YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR THE ISSUE OF THE TRUMP TAX
THE ISSUE OF THE TRUMP TAX RETURNS LONGER THAN ANYONE ELSE
RETURNS LONGER THAN ANYONE ELSE ON THE COMMITTEE.
ON THE COMMITTEE. YOU WERE DOING IT IN THAT LONELY

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