# Democrats may get Trump's NY state taxes instead

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-may-get-trumps-ny-state-taxes-instead/833674>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [May 8, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-may-get-trumps-ny-state-taxes-instead/833674 "2019-05-08T17:50:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-may-get-trumps-ny-state-taxes-instead/833674/1 "2019-05-08T17:50:46Z")

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[New York senate and house pass tax return access bill](https://www.courthousenews.com/new-york-may-give-congress-access-to-trump-tax-returns/)

So the same congressional committees that are supposed to be able to request tax returns from the IRS can now request NY state returns, which is likely an excellent proxy in the case of Donald Trump.

What’s likely to happen next? I assume Trump’s crew is gearing up to call this unconstitutional? How many appeals might things have to go through? Is it possible the returns might get handed over at some point before all the appeals complete?

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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-may-get-trumps-ny-state-taxes-instead/833674/2 "2019-05-08T17:52:48Z")

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you can be certain Trump’s lawyers will challenge this in court as soon as it becomes law.

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**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-may-get-trumps-ny-state-taxes-instead/833674/3 "2019-05-08T18:04:07Z")

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> [@Bijou\_Drains](#):
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> you can be certain Trump’s lawyers will challenge this in court as soon as it becomes law.

Trump’s lawyers? You mean Barr, right?

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-may-get-trumps-ny-state-taxes-instead/833674/4 "2019-05-08T19:02:06Z")

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Must be. Cohen’s already in prison.