Oswald and Trump tax records

[Cory Santos]

I do find it odd that Congress can obtain Pres. Trump’s tax records with the contents thereof presumably publicly released in whole or in part at some point yet, Oswald’s records cannot be released.    

Edited November 30, 2022 by Cory Santos

[Ken Davies]

Oswald must have been very rich, powerful, and had great lawyers.😱

[Joseph Backes]

7 hours ago, Cory Santos said:

I do find it odd that Congress can obtain Pres. Trump’s tax records with the contents thereof presumably publicly released in whole or in part at some point yet, Oswald’s records cannot be released.    

No, the contents have not been publicly revealed. Rep. Richard Neal as the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee has the legal right to see a President's tax records. It's part of the checks and balances, which Trump thought didn't apply to him. Despite the law Trump and his enablers said no. So, the case had to go through the courts. Trump knows how to win by losing, win by delaying. He thought the Conservative bloc, three of that five appointed by him, would take their marching orders from him. And they didn't. 

The tax law has to be changed to allow the public to see the tax records already collected and in the JFK Collection.  It's not the same issue because they are tax records. 

[Lawrence Schnapf]

Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits federal government agencies that possess tax return information from disclosing that information. When Congress was considering the JFK Act, the IRS requested that the JFK Act trump current federal law protecting tax return information and allow the IRS to release tax return records relating to the assassination of the President. Congress declined this invitation to allow the IRS or any other federal agency, to disclose tax return information. Thus, the ARRB could review  tax return information order to complete its work, the ARRB could not disclose tax return information unless Congress granted a specific exemption to section 6103.

In its final report, the ARRB recommended that Congress enact legislation exempting Lee Harvey Oswald’s tax return information, his employment information obtained by the Social Security Administration, and other tax or IRS related information in the files of the Warren Commission and the HSCA from the protection afforded by section 6103 so that these records be released to the public in the JFK Collection.

Like the other recommendations in the ARRB report, Congress has not acted on this recommendation.

[Mark Knight]

On 12/1/2022 at 4:46 PM, Lawrence Schnapf said:

Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits federal government agencies that possess tax return information from disclosing that information. When Congress was considering the JFK Act, the IRS requested that the JFK Act trump current federal law protecting tax return information and allow the IRS to release tax return records relating to the assassination of the President. Congress declined this invitation to allow the IRS or any other federal agency, to disclose tax return information. Thus, the ARRB could review  tax return information order to complete its work, the ARRB could not disclose tax return information unless Congress granted a specific exemption to section 6103.

In its final report, the ARRB recommended that Congress enact legislation exempting Lee Harvey Oswald’s tax return information, his employment information obtained by the Social Security Administration, and other tax or IRS related information in the files of the Warren Commission and the HSCA from the protection afforded by section 6103 so that these records be released to the public in the JFK Collection.

Like the other recommendations in the ARRB report, Congress has not acted on this recommendation.

You're correct, of course.

I retired in 2021 from the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. There are strict laws regarding the disclosure of Title 13 [Census-related Personally Identifying Information, or PII] and Title 26 [IRS-related] data. While Census personnel CAN view Title 26 data, they can only do so on a job-related "need-to-know" basis...which almost NEVER occurs. And the nondisclosure laws carry stiff fines and jail sentences, and we are sworn to adhere to those laws FOR LIFE, not simply for the duration of our employment.

While one MIGHT think the reason that Oswald's tax returns aren't available to the public is because Marina is still alive, the death of the persons involved does not remove the Title 26 data restrictions.

[Cory Santos]

Is there any writ that could be filed?   I assume not.   Is Congress the only remedy?  Can Marina authorize the release?   I would assume a person can so can the surviving spouse?