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TomCADem

(17,387 posts) Fri Jul 15, 2016, 08:29 PM Jul 2016

Trump demanded VP candidate tax docs he won't make public

Source: MSN/Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump told an interviewer in May that the income taxes he pays are "none of your business." But for candidates who were auditioning to be his vice president, similar reluctance wasn't an option.

In a Thursday talk delivered through Facebook, Trump vice president finalist Newt Gingrich said the campaign required him to submit more than one decade's worth of tax returns as part of the vetting process.

"They wanted all my taxes back until 2004," Gingrich said. "That was a mound, just a whole stack of tax material."

Scrutinizing a potential vice presidential candidate's tax returns is a standard practice for both parties. In a 2012 editorial, the lawyer picked by Trump's campaign to help with vetting described the review of tax returns as a cornerstone component of the vice presidential selection process.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-demanded-vp-candidate-tax-docs-he-wont-make-public/ar-BBunOeT

Watch Republicans and the cable news continue to give Trump a free pass on this, and try to insist that Hillary and Trump are equivalent.

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Trump demanded VP candidate tax docs he won't make public (Original Post) TomCADem Jul 2016 OP

He says he's against OTHERS participating in government corruption also. nt 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #1

But the Media Meme Is That Hillary Is More Secretive... TomCADem Jul 2016 #2

He IS the worst of everything his supporters claim to be revolting against. Very STUPID people! nt 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #4

I recall Christie refused to submit his tax returns in the vetting for Romney VP Midnight Writer Jul 2016 #3

Hillary Better Not Pick Kaine billhicks76 Jul 2016 #5

Is Kaine Refusing to Produce His Tax Documents, Too? TomCADem Jul 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #6

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)

1. He says he's against OTHERS participating in government corruption also. nt

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2016, 10:47 PM

Jul 2016

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)

2. But the Media Meme Is That Hillary Is More Secretive...

Reply to 63splitwindow (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 01:02 AM

Jul 2016

...despite the fact she has fully disclosed her tax returns while Trump is suing a staff for $10 million for breaching an NDA, is feverishly trying to keep facts related to the lawsuit against in San Diego under wraps, and is kicking reporters out of his campaign events.

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)

4. He IS the worst of everything his supporters claim to be revolting against. Very STUPID people! nt

Reply to TomCADem (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 01:09 AM

Jul 2016

Midnight Writer

(21,768 posts)

3. I recall Christie refused to submit his tax returns in the vetting for Romney VP

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 01:04 AM

Jul 2016

And was rejected because of it.

Now as Trump's official VP vetter Christie is insisting on tax returns more than a decade old? And Trump refuses to release even a single year?

These Republicans sure like to keep their sources of income private, don't they?

And fer chrissakes, NEWT is the guy willing to disclose?

WOW!

billhicks76

(5,082 posts)

5. Hillary Better Not Pick Kaine

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 08:34 AM

Jul 2016

Not smart.

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)

7. Is Kaine Refusing to Produce His Tax Documents, Too?

Reply to billhicks76 (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 12:33 PM

Jul 2016

That would really undercut attacks on Trump's refusal to disclose his returns.

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