Hillary Clinton Mocks Donald Trump Over Not Releasing Tax Returns
Source: New York Times
BLACKWOOD, N.J. Hillary Clinton on Wednesday mocked Donald J. Trump as evasive and secretive after he suggested that he would not release his tax returns before the November election, which would be a break with 40 years of political precedent.
But Mr. Trump quickly hit back, saying that he still intended to release his tax returns as soon as a federal audit was completed and that Mrs. Clinton was hitting him out of desperation.
Mrs. Clinton, at a rally here to open her campaign for the New Jersey primary on June 7, had just begun attacking Mr. Trumps proposed tax cuts for wealthy Americans when a man in the audience called out, What about his tax returns?
Mrs. Clinton, who often ignores catcalls, smiled and said, Well get to that.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-tax-returns.html
Attorney in Texas
(3,373 posts)Purveyor
(29,876 posts)Actor
(626 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)appear on DU. Right?
I'll bet the trump supporters AREN'T saying that it is customary (since 1976) that all candidates pursuing the White House, release their tax forms ... How surprising that that segment of DU, aren't either.
Akicita
(1,196 posts)There, Now Trump release your taxes and Clinton release your transcripts. Win-win for Americans.
Reter
(2,188 posts)Well, at least this time.
Actor
(626 posts)anigbrowl
(13,889 posts)I couldn't help noticing the similarities between the two completely manufactured controversies.
Attorney in Texas
(3,373 posts)transcripts.
Obama never tried to make a self serving characterization about his birth certificate into a campaign issue.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)required of potential candidates for the Presidency? Unlike income tax returns, which have been expected of them for quite a few years.
bbgrunt
(5,281 posts)EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)Released the names of all the donors to her Foundation - despite promising President Obama as a condition of becoming SOS that she would...
She also hasn't released the names of all of the donors that were slashed through that Canadian charity owned by buddy Frank Giustra... Despite promising she would..
People here may not care now but when the ads start running that explain this to voters in swing states they might.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)Despite Hillary Clinton promise, charity did not disclose donors
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0MF2FQ20150319
More here:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/may/07/did-clinton-foundation-keep-its-promises-politifac/
And here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/1100-donors-to-a-canadian-charity-tied-to-clinton-foundation-remain-secret/2015/04/28/c3c0f374-edbc-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.html
And here
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/us/politics/canadian-partnership-shielded-identities-of-donors-to-clinton-foundation.html?referer=
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)Purveyor
(29,876 posts)COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)It's like thowing water on the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz- they just melt away at the mention of such nasty ideas as "proof" and "evidence".
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)By several hours, no less.
Akicita
(1,196 posts)Anything else we want out of Trump we can add to the deal?
Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)Never thought I would see that.
MariaThinks
(2,495 posts)I almost hope they get him - out of spite. then they will be complaining about the people who supported the trump asswipe
arikara
(5,562 posts)I don't see that. Many people want to see her Wall Street transcripts and she's reminding us by going after trump's taxes. That's all.
Akicita
(1,196 posts)anigbrowl
(13,889 posts)You have alegal obligation to pay taxes. You cansay whatever you want to a private gathering taht is paying ot hear you speak and it's none of the public's business if you're not on the public payroll.
I've heard so many speeches of the kind she likely gave to Goldman Sachs that I simply don't care, because they're generally a bland mix of encouragement, talk about leadership, anecdotes, and a dash of self-reflection...much like the commencement speeches at graduations.
Bernie fans seem to have convinced themselves she did a sales pitch to the death star or something. They have yet to produce any evidence of anything scandalous. My guess is she's going to sit on them for a while longer until the anxiety reaches fever pitch and then release them...and it will be an enormous anticlimax because the speeches will turn out to be the usual boring pablum, and all the people who were insisting they were a huge smoking gun will be relegated to crazy uncle/aunt status for the rest of teh electoral season.
arikara
(5,562 posts)and she would have released them by now.
Regardless, nobody here is siding with Trump over her.
EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)Lol
Ineeda
(3,626 posts)No wonder folks are staying away from this site. (Me included, mostly.)
houston16revival
(953 posts)Dirt will be flying this election
Our candidate has deeper issues?
It's more important that the opposition candidate won't even comply
with the most basic transparency
And he should be tarred and feathered with it
I don't care if we're dirty when it's over
i care that we fought harder, supported our candidate more,
and defeated the most unqualified candidate for office in many generations
because the consequences of Trump in office are severe for people and the planet
joshcryer
(62,287 posts)I've been bookmarking the Trump will win soothsayers pretty much daily. I've never seen DU like this before. When a very few Clinton supporters in 2008 started backing McCain we laughed at them as idiots.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)to look like Rim Job Version 2.0
Skittles
(153,321 posts)oh yes
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)From the one scared to release her transcripts
WhoWoodaKnew
(847 posts)Whether it is this issue or something else. Because he will attack both of them Non-Stop.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)Akicita
(1,196 posts)Let's make it happen. Put pressure on both of them.
RepubliCON-Watch
(559 posts)iwilllookintoit.com
ffr
(22,683 posts)Then again, anyone could make Drumpf look like an uneducated fool.
This is going to be gravy. My biggest question is how badly democrats can run the tables this election.