Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

2016 Postmortem

molova

(543 posts) Wed Sep 21, 2016, 05:58 AM Sep 2016

NY Times editorial: By refusing to release returns, Trump "is disqualifying himself as a candidate" [View all]

Excerpts:

All major party nominees for president going back nearly 40 years have released their tax returns except Donald Trump. That leads to a simple question: What is he hiding?

...

Mr. Trump has offered nothing but fallacious excuses for keeping his returns secret. Initially, he said he would not release returns until the Internal Revenue Service completed an ongoing audit; the agency said there’s no rule stopping disclosure during an audit. Recently, one of his sons said the returns are so long and complex that people would ask too many questions if they were allowed to see them. None of these claims make sense.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/21/opinion/mr-trumps-stupid-excuses-on-taxes.html

24 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

NY Times editorial: By refusing to release returns, Trump "is disqualifying himself as a candidate" [View all] molova Sep 2016 OP

Kick for the morning crew nt lillypaddle Sep 2016 #1

Sadly, his base doesnt care. Matthew28 Sep 2016 #2

And we don't care about them. They are lost to the human race. anamandujano Sep 2016 #23

Everything about this clown disqualifies him as a candidate. trusty elf Sep 2016 #3

Trump has already weighed the costs of not releasing his taxes. He oasis Sep 2016 #4

Yes and Yes. riversedge Sep 2016 #13

K&R UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #5

K&R KewlKat Sep 2016 #6

Maybe that's the October surprise? LittleGirl Sep 2016 #7

If he's actually in the hole - that's the one thing that might shock his fans. ehrnst Sep 2016 #9

from your lips to...n/t LittleGirl Sep 2016 #17

Would be nice if these returns were somehow leaked NewJeffCT Sep 2016 #18

+1 eom LittleGirl Sep 2016 #20

There are policemen, FBI and courts to take care of any trumpers who try anything. anamandujano Sep 2016 #24

Indeed. If a candidate hides his financial records, that raises far, far too many red flags. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2016 #8

Trump is hiding crimes that would be revealed by studying his tax returns. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #10

This is the biggest thing. What's Don hiding? bettyellen Sep 2016 #19

He should be required to release the audit letter mainstreetonce Sep 2016 #11

I sometimes think he's offered himself bucolic_frolic Sep 2016 #12

Don the Coward n/t VWolf Sep 2016 #14

"Show your taxes" is the demand that will bring trump down. It needs to be hammered relentlessly NBachers Sep 2016 #15

I think all have a pretty good idea why he is hiding his taxes. He's a cheat, a fraud, world wide wally Sep 2016 #16

That's the definitive campaign message - Euphoria Sep 2016 #21

on the other hand, nyt, you have been complicit every step of the way with this orange niyad Sep 2016 #22