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[BatDan]

Would this suggest we're shifting into a more ... I don't know ... urgent part of the investigation? It feels like at the pace this is going Trump will have served two terms in office and put his wretched stamp of disgust on the USA for all time before we can drag his sorry putrid little orange turd of a cheeto-fingered ass off to the pokey.

You realize it hasn't even been a year and we're this deep into the investigation right? Things are moving at a shocking clip. Watergate took 2 and a half years.

 

[Travo]

Ooooh baby!

 

[Alligatorjandro]

We're gonna go to war

 

[rjinaz]

How long until we get a tweet about Hillary and taxes? Place your bets folks.

 

[Nafai1123]

This is the first time I've actually liked the IRS.

 

[pablito]

Cuz I'm the

TAXMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQOGPjg7Tu0

Yeeeeeeeah I'm the taxmaaaan

 

[Dead Prince]

incoming shit storm. trump going to go out with a bang tomorrow.

 

[Maridia]

You realize it hasn't even been a year and we're this deep into the investigation right? Things are moving at a shocking clip. Watergate took 2 and a half years.

Comey got fired in May. It's only been a few months!

 

[RPGCrazied]

How long until we get a tweet about Hillary and taxes? Place your bets folks.

Tomorrow at 5/6 am when the shitstorms usually start.

 

[Squire]

How long until we get a tweet about Hillary and taxes? Place your bets folks.

I'm betting he tweets about Mueller in the morning

 

[VeeP]

Would this suggest we're shifting into a more ... I don't know ... urgent part of the investigation? It feels like at the pace this is going Trump will have served two terms in office and put his wretched stamp of disgust on the USA for all time before we can drag his sorry putrid little orange turd of a cheeto-fingered ass off to the pokey.

"Urgent"... You know, these things take time right? You need to build a solid case, and go through the proper precedures. Mueller isn't sitting there and thinking "hmm maybe I should do some investigating today." Dude's all in on this.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

You realize it hasn't even been a year and we're this deep into the investigation right? Things are moving at a shocking clip. Watergate took 2 and a half years.

Trump just might beat that Watergate speedrun after all.

 

[Friend of Sonic]

First The Taxman gave us Sonic Mania, now he's giving us impeachment, lessgo

 

[Dirtyshubb]

You realize it hasn't even been a year and we're this deep into the investigation right? Things are moving at a shocking clip. Watergate took 2 and a half years.

I think between technology being infinitely better and seemingly every member of the Trump team and gop being incompetent once one card falls everything else will come tumbling down.

 

[ascii42]

How the actual fuck does that work?

Basically his plan was that the tax code would be so simple that the IRS could be scaled down in size to almost nothing. For most people's taxes, that could work. But some people's taxes are going to be complicated no matter what. And then who investigates fraud?

 

[Dartastic]

Yeeeeeeeah I'm the taxmaaaan

*AWESOME GUITAR SOLO HERE*

 

[NullPointer]

Is this the boom?

Because this feels more like a boom.

I'm sure Donald can't be pleased.

 

[Jmille99]

Trump to lawyers:

 

[Sanjuro]

 

[MetalGearZed]

This is the first time I've actually liked the IRS.

Anyone who goes for taking down Trump becomes sexy to me. Comey was my hubby for months.

 

[aaaaa0]

As a Canadian, I'm not up to speed on this. Does the Republican party like the IRS? Or do they view it as a compromised, Libtard deep state conspiracy?

The IRS is the agency in charge of collecting taxes and investigating tax fraud.

Republicans hate taxes. They really hate getting caught evading taxes. Those even further right believe outright that "taxation is theft".

So no, they really hate the IRS.

 

[TheCochese]

This is one of those news dumps that you're like, ok, sure, but then you wake up at 3:30am and it dawns on you how fucking serious this is.


Then you tweet like a bitch from the toilet.

 

[ratcliffja]

Is this the boom?

Because this feels more like a boom.

I'm sure Donald can't be pleased.

It's probably the "howitzer" to which Pwnallthethings was referring.

 

[More_Badass]

You realize it hasn't even been a year and we're this deep into the investigation right? Things are moving at a shocking clip. Watergate took 2 and a half years.

Is that due to the nature of digital records, computers, etc.? 1970s would have been all paper records and documents, categorizing and sifting through evidence by hand, and so on

 

[OdysseusVA]

A nothingburger will come from this

 

[Zetaero757]

Who the hell would want to team up with IRS? He was a total jobber.

This will be an underappreciated post. Thank you for this.

 

[Howard Ballou]

 

[aaaaa0]

Before cheering, I'd wait for a second confirmation from a different source. But yeah, this is a big deal if it's really happening.

 

[Shadow Puppetry]

And thus, a large part of America suddenly found themselves rooting for the IRS in any capacity

LOL
..../raises a hand

 

[krackerjack]

A nothingburger will come from this

I feel like it will just tide us over until the next thread. It's interesting nonetheless.

 

[Maxim726X]

Trump's worst nightmare, realized.

His ousting (and subsequent jail time) can't come soon enough.

 

[GK86]

I'm hyped for the 3am tweets to this news.

 

[Alpha Centauri]

A nothingburger will come from this

OdysseusVA
I would recommend betting against me.
(Today, 06:36 PM)

lol. Who knows though

 

[ratcliffja]

Who the hell would want to team up with IRS? He was a total jobber.

If he's good enough for the Million Dollar Man, he's good enough for me.

 

[The Llama]

Is that due to the nature of digital records, computers, etc.? 1970s would have been all paper records and documents, categorizing and sifting through evidence by hand, and so on

As someone who does government public records work, believe me when I say that digital records just mean's there's more crap to comb through...

 

[TheCochese]

It's probably the "howitzer" to which Pwnallthethings was referring.

Negative.

 

[Xamtheking]

I'm hyped for the 3am tweets to this news.

SNL is going to have a field day

 

[ultracal31]

Is that due to the nature of digital records, computers, etc.? 1970s would have been all paper records and documents, categorizing and sifting through evidence by hand, and so on

The nature of digital records and mostly for the fact that the Trump admin is really stupid

 

[smokeandmirrors]

How the actual fuck does that work?

it doesn't. it's just lip service.

You realize it hasn't even been a year and we're this deep into the investigation right? Things are moving at a shocking clip. Watergate took 2 and a half years.

tbh it feels like it's been like a fuckin decade since january

 

[Betty]

feels like a big deal

I really hope they find some bad shit in his tax returns.

 

[Derwind]

This unit—known as CI—is one of the federal government’s most tight-knit, specialized, and secretive investigative entities. Its 2,500 agents focus exclusively on financial crime, including tax evasion and money laundering. A former colleague of Mueller’s said he always liked working with IRS’ special agents, especially when he was a U.S. Attorney.

.

 

[BatDan]

Comey got fired in May. It's only been a few months!

Holy shit it only has been a few months and we're already in Grand Jury Impaneling and combing through the tax returns.

I think between technology being infinitely better and seemingly every member of the Trump team and gop being incompetent once one card falls everything else will come tumbling down.

Sounds about right
Trump and his cronies were dumb enough to leave paper trails everywhere

 

[NullPointer]

tbh it feels like it's been like a fuckin decade since january

ain't that the truth.

 

[Futureman]

I always felt like the tax returns didn't necessarily contain anything illegal but more embarrassing and that's why he never released them. The IRS has always had his tax info and could see if there was something illegal in there I would think? Unless the illegality of a situation is only clear with another piece of information that Mueller has dug up.

 

[gutter_trash]

that makes Mueller smart

 

[Strike]

Now it gets interesting.

 

[RumblingRosco]

Would this suggest we're shifting into a more ... I don't know ... urgent part of the investigation? It feels like at the pace this is going Trump will have served two terms in office and put his wretched stamp of disgust on the USA for all time before we can drag his sorry putrid little orange turd of a cheeto-fingered ass off to the pokey.

We're barely 15% through Trump's four year term, or not even 8% through if he were to serve two full terms.

 

[More_Badass]

What can Trump and his people do from their end regarding the IRS? Is that CI unit somewhat immune from that in some way?

 

[FunkyMunkey]

THIS is definitely a "boom"

IRS don't play games, at all. IRS/FBI is one effective and ruthless combination

 

[Foffy]

Oh man, this might be the...

Trump card.

His taxes are likely gonna expose the shit out of him, seeing as they're one of his most elusive aspects.