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Returns. as proof that we -- mandatory presidential process has not been working. >> i for one, as some my colleagues have been them, wasn't initially in favor of releasing the tax returns. as a prosecutor, former prosecutor, as a lawyer, i have great reserve with the notion of doing that. however, and seeing their upper. and seeing the dysfunction within the mandatory audit process. as well as seeing the things that should've been looked at. the things that we pointed out, the outstanding joint committee on taxation, on the tax staff as well. that can only be understood the release of the und...
Tax returns tomorrow. it's a combination of a years long legal battle waged by donald trump to give those -- out of public view. to keep you from seeing them. a battle that ended in november. the supreme court cleared the way for the house -- committee to access the former president's tax returns. members of the committee have defended the release of the tax returns. as proof that we -- mandatory presidential process has not been working. >> i for one, as some my colleagues have been them, wasn't initially in favor of releasing the tax returns. as a prosecutor, former prosecutor, as a lawyer, ...
Trump, president trump tried to retain them. i also agree the congress needs to reform and compel the exposure of the returns. what's happened here is the chairman said we want to look at the returns because we want to look at the presidential audit process. well, he's done that. they've made recommendations and, frankly, gotten at some real problems as you're indicating. that's different from saying all the blood and guts of the returns need to be disclosed. as to the audits themselves, i don't know what happened here and i'm very concerned that nobody stepped in. the commissioner didn't say,...
Presidential candidate and/or a president has to release tax returns, pass the law to do it. just because trump violated the norm he didn't violate the law in that case. he may have in all the other things he did. i'm not a defender on donald trump of most things and have been critical of him over the years but i do have an issue -- what was the legislative purpose of this? look, the committee went to the irs and they said, oh, we have -- there was -- this is all for a legislative purpose. i'm not sure i've seen that. they can reform the presidential audit process without releasing the tax ret...