Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee intentionally brought up a resolution compelling Trump to release his tax returns for the sole purpose of voting it down so that the returns stay hidden.
It all went down on Thursday, as Seth Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, tweeted:
A pretty nutty thing is happening in the House Ways&Means Cmte this pm. The Republicans are voting to keep Trump's tax returns hidden. 1/
— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) September 7, 2017
They're bringing up this resolution by @BillPascrell, which compels Trump’s returns, just to vote it down. 2/https://t.co/Ro8jLIpeJM
— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) September 7, 2017
Because if Cmte doesn't squash it, it becomes “privileged” on the House floor. And that would mean that all Rs would have to vote on it. 3/
— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) September 7, 2017
So the Cmte members are taking this vote to spare the rest of the Rs from having to vote (again) to keep Trump tax returns hidden. 4/
— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) September 7, 2017
Hanlon went on to point out that by shooting down the resolution House Republicans weren’t even sure if they were helping the President to cover-up any crimes. The Republicans made themselves willingly complicit in any Trump financial crimes by blindly helping him to bury his tax returns from public view.
When the Russia scandal hits the fan, and Republicans in Congress go scrambling for distance and cover, keep in mind that the Republican Party has enabled and been deeply involved in the Trump cover-up. Any Republican who helps Trump hide his tax returns is enabling a corrupt president.
The Russia scandal is bigger than Trump and the 2016 presidential election. It is also the story of how the Republican Party enabled, turned a blind eye, and in some cases completely sold itself out to Trump corruption.
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