Eric Trump on Wednesday dismissed arguments that his father, Donald TrumpDonald TrumpPoll: “Trump holds narrow lead over Clinton in Florida Clinton to receive first classified briefing Saturday Priebus: “Clinton must answer questions about foundation MORE, should release his tax returns, saying doing so would be “foolish”.
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I agree Trump should release his tax returns but after his IRS audit is concluded.
When asked if he thought Trump was making a mistake by not releasing his tax returns, Stone responded, “Yes, I think he should release his tax returns immediately”. In refusing to release the returns, he has broken with decades of modern presidential campaign precedent.
Signing my tax return….
Democrats have been clamoring for Trump to release his returns as he continues his presidential campaign.
Trump made it clear several months before Conway’s interview with CNN in April that his returns are under audit and that he wouldn’t release them until it is completed. “It is a risk-free first step with no downside”. We have that same information about the Clintons for the past 20 years.
A couple of my own disclosures: I had the honor of being appointed IRS chief counsel by President Reagan, and being appointed IRS commissioner and then Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the United States Treasury by President George H.W. Bush.
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Like Clinton, Trump has released minimal medical information, most notably in the form of a December 2015 letter of a few paragraphs from his personal physician, a gastroenterologist, that described his blood pressure and lab results as “astonishingly excellent” while suggesting a President Trump would be the “healthiest individual ever elected”. “Zero. None”, wrote attorney Fred Goldberg, the former IRS head.
