Michael Cohen suggests the president's tax returns may shed light on additional crimes.
By Greg Sargent Greg Sargent Opinion writer covering national politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer February 28 at 10:42 AM President Trump’s longtime lawyer, personal fixer and keeper of his darkest financial secrets has now told the world that Trump’s tax returns may contain evidence of additional crimes. These are crimes, to be clear, that may have been committed by the man who now sits in the Oval Office.
We have now learned from Cohen that getting Trump’s tax returns could be more illuminating than previously thought. And Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. , a senior lawmaker who also sits on the committee, has had it. “There’s no reason to delay anymore,” he told the Huffington Post. “In fact, there’s every reason to act now.”
What’s more, this isn’t a difficult request to make. As Pascrell puts it, “all it takes is writing a letter.”The administration is certain to fight this in court. The view from inside is that, if multiple House committees all furnish a rationale for needing to see the returns, it will make success more likely.
Neal has said he wants to act “methodically,” which is also understandable, but he subsequently declared that he wants to wait until special counsel Robert S. Mueller III finishes his investigation, and no one knows when that will happen.
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