How does Trump justify not releasing his taxes?

[Anonymous]

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Releasing her tax returns did not prevent HRC from undermining the FOIA, spilling classified information, profiteering from the sale of uranium, etc. The tax returns are a distraction, like when a pickpocket bumps into you.

Says the moron who voted for the guy who has already done and will continue to do all of these things. You worried so much about the pickpocket that you elected Bernie Madoff.

NP. Why is it moronic? Because name calling is the only way you can sustain a dialogue?

People voted for Trump, because these issues were irrelevant to them. Trump or HRC, there would be issues of wealth, corruption, and justice for some. Why not focus on something that's different about these candidates? Sounds fairly rational to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Releasing her tax returns did not prevent HRC from undermining the FOIA, spilling classified information, profiteering from the sale of uranium, etc. The tax returns are a distraction, like when a pickpocket bumps into you.

Says the moron who voted for the guy who has already done and will continue to do all of these things. You worried so much about the pickpocket that you elected Bernie Madoff.

The fact that you believe does not make it so.

While he has not yet been subject to FOIA, Trump has a history of deleting emails that were subpoenaed in private litigation:
https://www.google.com/amp/www.newsweek.com/2016/11/11/donald-trump-companies-destroyed-emails-documents-515120.html%3Famp%3D1?client=safari
He has already inappropriately shared information from security briefings:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2016/09/08/politics/donald-trump-intelligence-briefing-clinton-obama/index.html?client=safari
There are multiple instances of his profiteering from his position already and he's not even in office yet. Many threads on this with links.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Releasing her tax returns did not prevent HRC from undermining the FOIA, spilling classified information, profiteering from the sale of uranium, etc. The tax returns are a distraction, like when a pickpocket bumps into you.

Says the moron who voted for the guy who has already done and will continue to do all of these things. You worried so much about the pickpocket that you elected Bernie Madoff.

NP. Why is it moronic? Because name calling is the only way you can sustain a dialogue?

People voted for Trump, because these issues were irrelevant to them. Trump or HRC, there would be issues of wealth, corruption, and justice for some. Why not focus on something that's different about these candidates? Sounds fairly rational to me.

3 million more voters voted for Clinton and even more voted against Trump when you count the third party candidates. I would wager most of those voters do care about his tax returns and since they represent the plurality of voters they should be heard. He owes it to the majority of the American public for whom this is not an irrelevant subject.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Releasing her tax returns did not prevent HRC from undermining the FOIA, spilling classified information, profiteering from the sale of uranium, etc. The tax returns are a distraction, like when a pickpocket bumps into you.

Says the moron who voted for the guy who has already done and will continue to do all of these things. You worried so much about the pickpocket that you elected Bernie Madoff.

NP. Why is it moronic? Because name calling is the only way you can sustain a dialogue?

People voted for Trump, because these issues were irrelevant to them. Trump or HRC, there would be issues of wealth, corruption, and justice for some. Why not focus on something that's different about these candidates? Sounds fairly rational to me.

3 million more voters voted for Clinton and even more voted against Trump when you count the third party candidates. I would wager most of those voters do care about his tax returns and since they represent the plurality of voters they should be heard. He owes it to the majority of the American public for whom this is not an irrelevant subject.

No, he does not. He calculated that he had a shot without disclosing the returns, and he was correct.

[Anonymous]

Not one person on here would have changed their vote to Trump if he had released his returns. There was no advantage to him in doing so. Just because it has been a "tradition" doesn't make it a requirement. The left would have been all over his taxes for one reason or another and he would have lost votes as a result. He will never release his taxes - now or in the future. Get used to it.

MAGA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not one person on here would have changed their vote to Trump if he had released his returns. There was no advantage to him in doing so. Just because it has been a "tradition" doesn't make it a requirement. The left would have been all over his taxes for one reason or another and he would have lost votes as a result. He will never release his taxes - now or in the future. Get used to it.

MAGA.

Of course he won't release them because he is massively in debt and owes that money to the Russians and other foreigners. Nobody would vote for the great businessman when they realized what a failure he is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Trump did not want this returns released because the media would have gone on endlessly about how little he paid in taxes, what he contributed to charity, specific items in his return, etc. Given that the media was out to get him after he got the nomination, he made the right calculation not to release his returns and take an potential downside to not releasing them.

As has been stated many times the amount of information regarding his net worth, his debts, etc is not something that a tax return provides.

Inasmuch as he was elected despite not disclosing the tax returns it means it was not sufficiently important to the voters.

If he cheated on his taxes, the audits will surface it. End of story.

Audits won't surface now, because he will kill it on Jan 20th.

The lack of transparancy and the acceptance of same on the part of the Trump supporters is at best hypocricy at its best and at worst is eerily malevelant. It is truly shameful to see this kind of justification after the calls regarding Clinton's emails and Foundation dealings. Funny the email issue is now completely dead as the FBI had nothing. And yet, what we already know about Trump borders on treason and will violate the Constitution on day one.

+1 And to add, Trump was insistent on Romney releasing his returns, and Romney, too was a businessman. To me, it's not just about the returns, but his hypocrisy and thinking that he doesn't have to do what others have done before him, even though he himself called on Romney to release them.

But then again, this isn't the only thing he is hypocritical about. Sadly, Trumpsters don't seem to care about his many hypocrisies. He's insulting his supporters and don't they don't even realize it. Big dummies.

Good point on the hypocrisy - I had forgotten about that. But the double standard is galling. Everyone knew that HRC had been releasing her returns for close to 40 years straight, but for the other guy, it just didn't matter all of a sudden.

Releasing her tax returns did not prevent HRC from undermining the FOIA, spilling classified information, profiteering from the sale of uranium, etc. The tax returns are a distraction, like when a pickpocket bumps into you.

Once again, this is an outright lie that has been disproved numerous times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not one person on here would have changed their vote to Trump if he had released his returns. There was no advantage to him in doing so. Just because it has been a "tradition" doesn't make it a requirement. The left would have been all over his taxes for one reason or another and he would have lost votes as a result. He will never release his taxes - now or in the future. Get used to it.

MAGA.

Then WHY WHY was Trump so damn insistent on Romney releasing his? You *really* can't see how hypocritical he is? Gawd, you are sooo blind!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Releasing her tax returns did not prevent HRC from undermining the FOIA, spilling classified information, profiteering from the sale of uranium, etc. The tax returns are a distraction, like when a pickpocket bumps into you.

Says the moron who voted for the guy who has already done and will continue to do all of these things. You worried so much about the pickpocket that you elected Bernie Madoff.

NP. Why is it moronic? Because name calling is the only way you can sustain a dialogue?

People voted for Trump, because these issues were irrelevant to them. Trump or HRC, there would be issues of wealth, corruption, and justice for some. Why not focus on something that's different about these candidates? Sounds fairly rational to me.

3 million more voters voted for Clinton and even more voted against Trump when you count the third party candidates. I would wager most of those voters do care about his tax returns and since they represent the plurality of voters they should be heard. He owes it to the majority of the American public for whom this is not an irrelevant subject.

No, he does not. He calculated that he had a shot without disclosing the returns, and he was correct.

Speaks very poorly of the PEOTUS that he has to hide his finances from the American public. Until he releases his taxes we have to assume he is a crook who doesn't want us to know what corrupt actions he's been up to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not one person on here would have changed their vote to Trump if he had released his returns. There was no advantage to him in doing so. Just because it has been a "tradition" doesn't make it a requirement. The left would have been all over his taxes for one reason or another and he would have lost votes as a result. He will never release his taxes - now or in the future. Get used to it.

MAGA.

Because he is a crook. Bigly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Releasing her tax returns did not prevent HRC from undermining the FOIA, spilling classified information, profiteering from the sale of uranium, etc. The tax returns are a distraction, like when a pickpocket bumps into you.

Says the moron who voted for the guy who has already done and will continue to do all of these things. You worried so much about the pickpocket that you elected Bernie Madoff.

NP. Why is it moronic? Because name calling is the only way you can sustain a dialogue?

People voted for Trump, because these issues were irrelevant to them. Trump or HRC, there would be issues of wealth, corruption, and justice for some. Why not focus on something that's different about these candidates? Sounds fairly rational to me.

There was a lot more transparency and disclosure with Clinton. Seems conflict of interest and corruption is irrelevant to Trump voters.

[Anonymous]

Did it ever occur to the knicker-knotted cabal screaming for his tax returns that the only reason why candidates have previously disclosed them is the fact that a tax return does not disclose much information?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did it ever occur to the knicker-knotted cabal screaming for his tax returns that the only reason why candidates have previously disclosed them is the fact that a tax return does not disclose much information?

Did it ever occur to you gullible Trumpsters that they started doing this to show that they have nothing to hide, that they pay their fair share and are charitable? Things that Americans used to care about? Now, it seems it's all about "how filthy rich you are to be able to use all the loopholes/deductions to not pay your fair share", and "gee, isn't he smart to not pay taxes".

And again, then why did Trump insist that Romney release his? Was he being a knicker-knotted cabal screamer, too?

[Anonymous]

A) You wouldn't know if they were hiding anything.

B) Your fair share is what Congress and the IRS says it is not what you feel it should be.

C) It only shows charitable contribution to the extent deducted. For example, Buffet's 2015 return showed a charitable contribution of less than one-tenth of one percent of his actual contribution.

D) Applying the tax laws and regulations consistently is what ensures people pay their fair share. If deductions are one of the rules to be applied, then the application of those rules means you are paying your fair share. That is what Congress does (you know . . . The elected folk).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not one person on here would have changed their vote to Trump if he had released his returns. There was no advantage to him in doing so. Just because it has been a "tradition" doesn't make it a requirement. The left would have been all over his taxes for one reason or another and he would have lost votes as a result. He will never release his taxes - now or in the future. Get used to it.

MAGA.

Then WHY WHY was Trump so damn insistent on Romney releasing his? You *really* can't see how hypocritical he is? Gawd, you are sooo blind!

Now Tillerson is holding back his, with so many billionaire candidates I am sure this is a new trend with trump. If you are afraid to share them, you must be hiding something! Also, how can the government examine conflicts of interest....

I do not understand how this guy is getting away with all this, and how people defend everything that TRUMP does so blindly!