Originally Posted by pondering_it_all
It doesn't matter if they wanted them in 2017. They are impeaching him NOW. They are entitled to them NOW. But even before the impeachment, the law that House committees can obtain the President's tax returns has no exceptions. It says "shall". It does not say "shall if the President allows it" or "shall if it's for a legislative purpose". And besides, they already listed several legitimate legislative purposes. Just claiming it's political is nonsense: Everything the Congress or President does is political. It's call Checks and Balances.

In 2016, the people voted and Trump won. That has to be honored. In 2018 the people voted and they made the House Democratic. That has to be honored, too.
You may be right about the tax returns. We'll see. I'm just not sure. Trump, the polarization of America and the ultra high partisanship on both sides of the aisle has turned the political world upside down. For someone as old as me, who has seen better times among the major parties, this really sucks.

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.