Mick Mulvaney made it clear that Democrats were indeed “moronic” as Romney said, to try to use legislative powers to get Trump’s tax returns.
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Here’s what he said:
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that Democrats will “never” see President Trump’s tax returns.
“Nor should they. That’s an issue that was already litigated during the election. Voters knew the president could have given his tax returns, they knew that he didn’t, and they elected him anyway,” Mulvaney said during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.”
He added that Democrats “know they’re not going to” get the tax returns.
“They just want attention on the issue because they don’t want to talk to us about policy,” he said.
Last week, House Democrats formally requested Trump’s tax returns, with Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) asking IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig to turn over six years of Trump’s personal and business tax returns.
The media is running with this but I think the context that Mulvaney is talking about includes Democrats using the legislative powers to get his taxes. Now, I also think he’ll never release him on his own, but the Mueller report ending without more indictments really undercuts their justification for such a demand. If there was evidence of wrongdoing, then they could be justified. In this case, it just looks like they’re just randomly looking for stuff.