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Representative Jimmy Gomez got Michael Cohen to admit Trump is lying about his tax returns. Gomez sits on the Ways and Means Committee, which has the authority to request a president’s tax returns. “We need to know if there’s any kind of conflicts of interest that this president has been hiding from the American people from the day he ran for office,” he explained. Every… Read more »

California was well represented on the Oversight Committee. In addition to Katie Hill and Ro Khanna (CA- 17), Jackie Speier (CA-14) also managed to score some points against the Republicans. Rounding out a solid showing for the Golden State, Speier specifically asked Cohen how many times he had threatened people on the President's behalf and suggested that fifty was the mark. Cohen… Read more »

“Democrats are doing exactly what they said before the election. Their whole goal is to try and impeach the President.” Democrats believe Republican opposition to question Trump Jr and Mr Weisselberg is because they fear Mr Cohen’s testimony may be true. Jimmy Gomez, Democrat and House Oversight Committee member told Newsweek: “I don’t think Republicans want to call them… Read more »

Los Angeles, CA — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) joined the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund in hosting a telephone conference call to discuss the 2020 Census with representatives of state and local governments, agencies, and non-profit organizations. The call focused on the Trump administration’s efforts to add an untested… Read more »

Earlier in his nearly five hours before the committee, Cohen also said he didn't know if the president's tax returns were being audited, which is the reason Trump gave for not releasing them during the 2016 campaign even though other presidential contenders have released such information. 'Mr. Cohen, do you know whether President Trump's tax returns were really under audit by the IRS in… Read more »

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has the authority to subpoena Trump's tax returns, on Thursday called on Chair Richard Neal (D-Mass.) to move forward with demanding their release. "He brought out many situations where the tax returns are the only answer," Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), who sits on the House Ways and Means Committee, told ABC News. "It's time,"… Read more »

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) used their time questioning the president's former personal lawyer to uncover more details about Trump's unusual finances and tax-related claims, which some experts believe to be evidence of bank and tax fraud.  Gomez homed in on Trump's claim that his tax returns are under audit by the IRS and… Read more »

During Wednesday's hearing, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., asked Cohen if he could provide any insight "into what the real reason is that the president has refused to release his tax returns." "The statement that he said to me," Cohen replied, "was that what he didn't want was to have an entire group of think tanks that are tax experts run through his tax return and start ripping it to… Read more »

Asked by California Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D) what Trump had told Cohen about why he didn't want to release his tax returns, Cohen offered up this answer -- which is FAR different from the White House's official line that he cannot release the returns because he is under audit. According to Cohen, Trump was worried about being under audit if his returns were released and picked through.… Read more »

Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) dug in with a few questions about Trump’s tax returns, which the president has infamously refused to release to the public. Trump has repeatedly claimed to be under audit and has said his financial advisers strongly recommend he not share his tax information. Full Article Read more »