A vote by House Republicans not to request President Donald Trump’s tax returns sent Democrats and liberals into a meltdown.
The party-line vote by the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday blocked a Democratic attempt to use an obscure law to obtain Trump’s tax returns from the IRS and make them public, according to an Associated Press report.
By a vote of 23-15, Republicans just voted to not request President Trump’s tax returns from the Treasury Department.
— Ways and Means Dems (@WaysMeansCmte) February 14, 2017
Democrats argued that obtaining the tax records, which would reveal if there was any connection between Trump and Russia, was a matter of national security.
“Trump has said he has no investments in Russia, and Democrats acknowledged that have no evidence otherwise,” the AP reported.
The news triggered Democrats who vowed to keep pressing the issue.
.@WaysandMeansGOP can request anyone’s tax returns, including President Trump’s. @RepKevinBrady – let us see what Trump is hiding! https://t.co/PM0Yfmihco
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) February 14, 2017
“No one on this committee can say for sure that Trump doesn’t have investments in Russia,” Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. said. “We don’t know.”
The New Jersey Democrat promised to raise the issue “over and over and over again.”
“I’m good at that,” he said, according to AP.
Actress Alyssa Milano joined liberals in their emotional spiral.
THIS IS ME SCREAMING!!! https://t.co/xhnFdIEE0u
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) February 15, 2017
@Alyssa_Milano triggered!! ?????????
— Heidi (@reshas) February 15, 2017
@AP what reason would they have to block but to cover up something damaging.
— Tony Stark (@iamtonystark99) February 14, 2017
@AP What’s the big secret? Just release them already. Like every other President.
— dennis laska (@dennislaska) February 14, 2017
@AP @GOP @SenateGOP @HouseGOP Why would the GOP block this? What are they trying to hide? They need to be voted out in 2018 for obstruction!
— jennyfromca (@onekewljen) February 14, 2017
@AP @HouseGOP @SenateGOP history will not be kind if you don’t stand up for those you promised to serve. Your actions (lack of) are telling
— Libby D (@libby_d15) February 14, 2017
@WaysMeansCmte @HouseGOP who votes to literally remain ignorant? If Trump goes down on this GOP members should be listed as co-conspirators
— ?Peter W Beadle? (@pwbnyc) February 14, 2017
@osubusmaj @GeorgiaCassidy6 @RepKenMarchant
Faces to the names… pic.twitter.com/GAqR3tdLu5— Bonrat (@Bonrat) February 15, 2017
For others, the brouhaha was simply over the top.
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No one cares about His tax returns except desperate Dems who have nothing.— yourmamatoo (@yourmamatoo) February 14, 2017
@AP lol the tax returns are back in the news. This is hysterical. If people cared about the tax returns Trump wouldn’t be POTUS. #getoverit
— Mark Montuori (@mmontuori) February 14, 2017
@LouisCario @cairarmart @Alyssa_Milano – Like Hillary. Email servers, Bhengazi, Clinton Foundation paying for Chelsea’s wedding ($6 mill)
— Mac (@cjwasindub) February 15, 2017
@LouisCario @cairarmart @Alyssa_Milano – But where were you when Hillary was doing this stuff? You were silent! So hypocrisy abounds.
— Mac (@cjwasindub) February 15, 2017
@Alyssa_Milano Why? It’s not requirement. This is just an irrelevant, silly issue 2 have faux outrage over. Meaningless. Bigger fish 2 fry!
— Kristine ❀♡❀♡ (@KristineAz) February 15, 2017
@AP Weird how suddenly @DNC @TheDemocrats suddenly care about laws. Especially obscure ones or those 200 years old.
— Kristine ❀♡❀♡ (@KristineAz) February 15, 2017
@AP Duh. In other news…
— Roberta Steve (@Bertie913) February 14, 2017
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