05-11-2016, 08:42 PM
(05-11-2016, 07:17 PM)username Wrote:(05-11-2016, 05:13 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Also, Trump announced today that he's not going to release his tax returns after all. If he doesn't, he will be the first presidential candidate in 40 years to refuse.
Whoa. That's fucking ballsy coming from birther boy. I don't think that's going to go over well at.all.
Trump said later in the day that he might release some tax returns before November, but he might not.
The IRS says he's free to release returns during an audit, which is what Nixon did. But, Trump says the audit is the reason he hasn't released them and can't commit to doing so before the election. That doesn't address why he hasn't released any previous year's returns.
Trump told the AP that voters aren't interested in his tax returns anyway. I think some of his ardent followers won't care at all if his tax returns don't match up to his claims about his income, charitable contributions, etc... But, a lot of voters probably do care.
Anyway, Trump pushed for Romney to release his tax returns in 2012, which he did. Romney is pointing the finger back at Trump now and claiming that if Trump refuses to release any returns, he should be disqualified. Hillary jumped all over the issue today too. She reminded her supporters how she's released 33 years of tax returns, 8 of which are posted on her website.