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This policy was started in 1977, a few years after there was a tussle with Richard Nixon over his tax returns. I don't know the specifics about W, but Democrats said Obama and Biden have been audited every year, which makes the 0/4 on Trump pretty crazy.

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Excellent AJC Column

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I do not recall

Was the line Hutchinson’s Trump supplied lawyer recommended as ‘okay’

Look thru transcripts to see how often that response was used the the Jan 6th Committee

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Great report today. Meaty. Thanks. And happy holidays. Just read some of your bio and just very pleased that I subscribed and get the benefit of your rich experience and connections. When you say “spidey sense” you get my attention.

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Wow. That’s a lot of info. Awesome reporting.

A couple of things…

1. What excuse could anyone have for not voting to make presidential tax reviews the law?

2. How long does the omnibus keep the government going, is it a full year?

3. Witness tampering, witness intimidation, obstruction… will there be any charges against that right wing terrorist lawyer who coerced Hutchinson to lie?

4. The right wing defense of Putin has been disgusting… slamming Zelinskyy, using putin propaganda… it’s criminal.

5. Hannity saying he knew Trump lost but repeating it endlessly on the air is criminal. 4 hours a day for 2 years he’s been doing that, and no repercussions?

6. Looks like McCarthy has to promise a whole bunch of right wing terrorists a whole lot of things in order to win Speaker. What a filthy way to run congress.

7. This is the problem with Democrats: This story is about how the trump 2016 campaign stole data from Facebook users, how Manafort gave it to the Russians, how the Russians used that data for pinpoint marketing on Twitter and Facebook… usually via bots. But no, the dems let the right wingers pretend “big tech” is against just those magat morons. They let those nazi propagandists frame the narrative - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/23/facebook-parent-meta-agrees-to-pay-725-million-to-settle-privacy-lawsuit-prompted-by-cambridge-analytica-scandal.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard&fbclid=IwAR1mYKa-QF1n18uJ4Xd2sDuwL4ImnZ4bffOoM8b6aDWOB3axYojcnBFIyr8

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Any idea if the IRS audited George W Bush’s tax returns while President?

Secondly, when was this policy started at the IRS?

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