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1. After 181 DAYS in power House Democrats have finally sued the administration to get Trump's tax returns

But there is a fundamental flaw to their lawsuit

Dems aren't being honest about WHY they want Trump's taxes

And it could come back to bite them popular.info/p/the-conseque…
2. In the lawsuit, Dems say they need Trump's tax returns because they are considering legislative changes to the way IRS audits presidents

This is obviously not true

They are interested because they believe the returns may contain evidence of crimes!

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3. Investigating Trump for crimes is totally legitimate. It's Congress' job to figure out if Trump committed "high crimes and misdemeanors" that would justify impeachment.

But House Democratic leaders think that impeachment is a political loser

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4. So instead of just being straightforward about their motivations, Democrats have concocted a different rationale.

A court could find that the Democrats' stated rationale is a PRETEXT and rule in favor of Trump

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5. The Democrats are allowing their fear of anything even tangentially related to impeachment to undermine its investigation and, potentially, this lawsuit

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