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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

NY Times Publication of Trump Tax Information Violates His Legal Right to Confidentiality

The New York Times no doubt considers it quite a coup to have obtained and published President Trump’s tax return information from 1985 to 1994. But doing so violated Trump’s right under federal law to the confidentiality of his tax returns.

The Times — which reported that Trump’s businesses lost $1.17 billion during the 10-year period — has no more right to Trump’s tax returns than it has to mine or those of any of you reading these words.

Confidentiality, as the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held in 1991 in U.S. v. Richey, is essential to “maintaining a workable tax system.”

Taxpayer privacy is “fundamental to a tax system that relies on self-reporting” since it protects “sensitive or otherwise personal information,” said then-Judge (now Supreme Court Justice) Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1986 in another case when she served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

In a just world, the Times would lose the court case.

Anonymous said...

And the consequences are?

Anonymous said...


Hope he'll choose to sue them, and whoever aided them.

Anonymous said...

During the height of the Democrat collusion, anti-American activity and treason during the last election cycle, I distinctly remember James Comey entering the NYT building shortly after leaving the employ of the government. He’s a rat that needs castration. Along with Clapper, Brennan and Obama.

Anonymous said...

Trump says that he is the most transparent president in US history.
Why should he care? What is he hiding

Anonymous said...

It's not about hiding 9:38, your tax information is confidential unless you allow it to be disclosed. Just because someone had access to it does not give them the right to show other people. It's no different than me showing everyone's paychecks to one another in the office.

Anonymous said...

NYT is intelligence

It works for the people who run the government
Wake up

Anonymous said...

If he is not hiding something he should ,....as the "transparent president" release them !

Anonymous said...

Who said he was. Do you want to provide me a copy of your tax return. That is if you filed one. I don't think so.🤔