Greg Nash
Posted on 02/19/2016 5:26:25 PM PST by jazusamo
Greg Nash
The Wall Street Journal is calling on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to release his tax returns by the end of the month.
The newspaper's conservative-leaning editorial board wrote Friday that Trump must prove he is as successful in the business world as he says he is.
"One of Donald Trump's claims to presidential competence is his business and financial success, and so he should want voters to see the proof beyond the gilded staircases," they wrote. "He could enhance his credibility on the point by releasing his tax returns."
The Journal catalogued Trump's repeated dodges on the question of his tax returns. They noted that he said in January that "I have everything all approved," but said last week that the returns will still take several months.
"Waiting that long suggests that he'd wait until he wins or loses the nomination, which means before primary voters can get a look," the editorial said.
It warned Trump against falling into the same "bad political mistake" 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney made in waiting until two months before that election to release his returns, allowing Democrats to spread speculation about Romney's finances.
The Journal noted that Trump's rivals Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have not released their most recent tax returns, but both publicized their returns when running for Senate in recent years.
Trump on Wednesday accused the Journal of having it out for him, pointing to his poor numbers in polls conducted by the newspaper.
"I think somebody at the Wall Street Journal doesn't like me," he said at an MSNBC town hall in Charleston, S.C.
"I think most of the polls were taken after the debate and they worked out good for me," Trump said. "I have never done well with the Wall Street Journal poll. I don't know. They do these small samples and I don't know exactly what it represents."
Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have not released their most recent tax returns, but both publicized their returns when running for Senate in recent years.
Fishing expedition anyone?
Since he is self-financing his campaign, I didn’t think he was required to release very little if any financial info.
I’m sure the IRS has already released the tax returns to the DNC. WSJ can just get it from them.
Politics to be sure, but from all sides, Trump doesn’t get a pass, either.
“I’ll sue Cruz.” And you get “Show us your tax returns.”
Sad to say, but our two best candidates for POTUS are campaigning, same old politics as usual.
Donald lies and Cruz cheats, etc, etc, etc...
Donald is unhinged and Cruz is a maniac, etc, etc, etc....
And Ted Cruz's?
Why don't you start to ponder the real enemy?
I'll give you a hint, it isn't Cruz or Trump, its the cabal.
Please go try and figure it out.
You first, along with the clintoons, the sanders and the rest of the loser establishment candidates of the GOP
Filed only those with refunds!
Mitt Romney Released 23 Years of Tax Returns
From 8 years ago:
Exactly. It's actually come to this.
So you think it’s fine for this so-called “conservative leaning” editorial board to call for Trump’s tax returns but no other candidates?
Ain't that the Truth, in more ways than one. Strange bedfellows.
I say let them ALL show their tax returns.. Hillary and Bernie included.
How about the filthy fascist pig Murdoch release his ties to crony capitalism.
I agree FRiend and the WSJ editorial board should have called for that.
How does he have that power, if they exist, they would be subject to FOIA? Maybe you and Trump should get busy and ask for them.
Has Ted been asked to release his tax returns? If not, why not?
“The newspaper’s conservative-leaning editorial board”
There it is again, “conservative-leaning” and it means nothing.
If it’s almost on it’s still off. If it’s almost true then
it’s still false and if it’s almost conservative it’s still
liberal. “conservative-leaning” is like being a “moderate”.
It’s just liberals trying to legitimize their lies and a
moderate is just a liberal too cowardly to admit it.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board is just another
bunch of liberal.
Nothing wrong with being leery of someone who has to hide their records when they are vying for such positions of power.
The Plans not exactly going as...planned.
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