TODAY IS ALSO THE DEADLINE SET BY HOUSE DEMOCRATS FOR THE
I.R.S. TO HAND OVER TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS.
BUT TRUMP SAYS, NAH-UH.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE THEM, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT WHILE
I AM UNDER AUDIT.
IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
REMEMBER, I GOT ELECTED LAST TIME, THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH
THE SAME INTENSITY, WHICH WASN'T VERY MUCH, BECAUSE, FRANKLY, THE
PEOPLE DON'T CARE.
>> Stephen: (AS TRUMP) "THE PEOPLE DON'T CARE.
I COULD RELEASE MY TAXES IN THE MIDDLE OF FIFTH AVENUE, AND
THEY'D BE LIKE, "AW, MAN.
YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA SHOOT SOMEONE.'"
( LAUGHTER )
PLUS, YESTERDAY, THE I.R.S.
COMMISSIONER SAID AGAIN THAT YOU CAN RELEASE YOUR TAXES, EVEN IF
YOU'RE UNDER AUDIT.
BUT WE STILL MIGHT NOT SEE RETURNS, BECAUSE THE PERSON WHO
OVERSEES THE I.R.S.
THE I.R.S. IS SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY AND GUY IN A DISNEY
MOVIE YELLING "ARREST THAT DOG!" STEVE MNUCHIN.
YESTERDAY, MNUCHIN APPEARED BEFORE A HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
SUBCOMMITTEE AND WAS ASKED ABOUT COORDINATION BETWEEN THE WHITE
HOUSE AND THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT OVER THE RETURNS.
THAT'S IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT MIGHT VIOLATE A LAW MEANT TO
LIMIT POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT IN REQUESTS OF TAX RETURNS, AND
MNUCHIN SAID THIS: >> OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS HAD
CONVERSATIONS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE LETTER WITH THE WHITE HOUSE
GENERAL COUNSEL.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS.
(AS MNUCHIN)
JUST... JUST CONVERSATIONS, CONVERSATIONS, YOU KNOW,
FRIENDLY OFFICE BANTER BETWEEN THE TREASURY'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT
AND THE WHITE HOUSE GENERAL COUNSEL.
HAVE YOU SEEN 'GAME OF THRONES'?
ARE YOU EXCITED?
OH, YEAH, I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THIS WEEKEND.
SAY, CAN I BORROW YOUR SHREDDER?
AND DO YOU KNOW WHERE THERE MIGHT BE A PIT IN THE WOODS
WHERE YOU CAN BURN THINGS?"
NOW, MNUCHIN TOLD THE COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD A MEETING SCHEDULED
WITH A FOREIGN LEADER AFTER HIS TESTIMONY, AND WHEN IT WAS
TIME FOR HIM TO LEAVE, THINGS GOT A LITTLE TESTY BETWEEN
THE SECRETARY AND COMMITTEE CHAIR MAXINE WATERS
>> WE WOULD REQUEST OR REQUIRE THAT YOU COME BACK AT LEAST TWO
MORE TIMES IN THE MONTH OF MAY.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU ARE AGREEING WITH?
>> NO, MADAME CHAIR, I FIND THIS TO BE-- YOU KNOW, I HAVE HERE
EVERY SINGLE TIME TIME JACK LEW AND OTHER PEOPLE CAME HERE.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR MORE THAN
THREE HOURS AND 15 MINUTES.
I'VE SAT HERE FOR OVER THREE HOURS AND 15 MINUTES.
>> Stephen: YOU REALIZE HE CAME IN WITH THE LIST PREPARED
TO COMPLAIN.
"BEFORE I SIT DOWN, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THE SERVICE AT THIS
RESTAURANT WILL BE TERRIBLE, AS YOU WILL SEE ON THIS PRE-FILLED
COMMENT CARD.
I ALSO HAPPEN TO KNOW WHEN JACK LEW WAS HERE, THE SOUP OF THE
DAY WAS TOMATO.
TODAY, IT'S POTATO LEEK.
YOU'RE A MONSTER."
WATERS REMAINED CALM AND GAVE MNUCHIN AN OFFER HE COULDN'T
REFUSE, BECAUSE HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND IT.
>> IF YOU WISH TO LEAVE, YOU MAY.
>> CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT FOR ME?
>> YES, CLARIFYING IS THIS: IF YOU WISH TO LEAVE, YOU MAY.
>> OKAY, SO WE ARE DISMISSED, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> IF YOU WISH TO LEAVE, YOU MAY LEAVE.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.
>> Stephen: GREAT.
SO THE GUY IN CHARGE OF THE NATION'S ENTIRE ECONOMY IS
STUMPED BY THIS.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
SORRY, I DON'T SPEAK LATIN.
WHAT IS THAT?
WATERS EVENTUALLY MADE IT CLEAR.
>> YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE ANYTIME YOU WANT.
YOU MAY GO ANYTIME YOU WANT.
>> PLEASE DISMISS EVERYBODY.
I BELIEVE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE THE GRAVEL AND BANG IT.
>> Stephen: I'M SURPRISED MAXINE WATERS DIDN'T TAKE THE "GRAVEL"
AND SHOVE IT UP HIS ARSE.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.