Posted on 02/24/2016 2:54:26 PM PST by SeekAndFind
2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Wednesday on Fox News there is good reason to believe there is a "bombshell" to be found in Donald Trump's back taxes.
Asked by host Neil Cavuto why he hadn't officially backed a Republican for the 2016 nomination, Romney said he would like to see the back taxes from several of the candidates. Taxes were a sore spot for Romney in 2012, with then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) publicly accusing him of not even paying them.
"This will give us a real sense of whether these people are on the up and up and whether they've been telling us things about themselves that are true or not," Romney said. "Frankly, I think we have good reason to believe that there's a bombshell in Donald Trump's taxes."
"What do you mean?" Cavuto asked.
"I think there's something there," Romney said. "Either he's not anywhere near as wealthy as he says he is or he hasn't been paying the kind of taxes we would expect him to pay, or perhaps he hasn't been giving money to the vets or to the disabled like he's been telling us he's been doing, and the reason that I think there's a bombshell in there is because every time he's asked about his taxes he dodges and delays and says, well, we're working on it."
Romney said voters have a right to see the tax returns from the nominees before making their choice. Later, Cavuto asked if by using the word "bombshell," Romney was truly questioning whether Trump had been truthful about helping veterans.
"It's very possible," he said. "You know, Donald Trump has said he's the best in the country for the disabled veterans and for the disabled generally. Well, if his taxes show that he hasn't made any contributions to the disabled veterans, or to the disabled generally, that would be a big issue. I'm not saying that's the case. I have no evidence of that, but I'm just saying there are things that could be issues, and when people decide they don't want to give you their taxes, it's usually because there's something they don't want you to see."
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Mitt sounds jealous. What a turd he is.
Romney is working with Harry Reid
Actually, Trump (D) Manhatten, is a codefendant os Soros in a RICO suit.
STFU ROMNEY.
YOU SCREWED US. EVEN YOUR SON SAID YOU DIDN’T WANT TO BE PRESIDENT
SO STFU!!
â€@realDonaldTrump
Mitt Romney,who totally blew an election that should have been won and whose tax returns made him look like a fool, is now playing tough guy
Forgot what a loser he was. Now we remember his famous dirty tricks. He only attacks Repubs and never Dems.
Pray America wakes
Then I want to see all of Rubio’s expenditures, including on credit cards from his years in Florida.
Pathetic Romney fighting Trump harder than he fought Obama.
A-hole openly sabotaging the Party nominee. See what the Dems do to someone who tries that on their side. I’m going to beat GOP-e like dawgs this election cycle so Burr will take the hit. Vote from Brannon in the primary (and failing that) vote for a Dem in the big dance. I’m tired of this s**t THE BASE HATES YOU.
You know I am sitting here reading this and thinking back to some of the very same Trumbies back in 12 were Smitten for Mitten.
They were Running thread to thread telling us all how Conservative he was and besides even if he was more of a N.Y.Liberal he was the ONLY one that could beat Barky But back then one N.Y. Liberal Loud mouth publicly criticised Mitt’s immigration plan as mean.
Funny how the names change but it’s still the same game.
Karma meet Donnie.
I am getting a laugh out of the trumbies feigned indignation!
I don’t understand why the elites are so hell-bent on destroying America and the American culture. They’re all in a position to have all the booze, girls, drugs, money, fancy cars, planes and homes they’ll ever want anyway.
What is this need to be a psychopath?
â€@realDonaldTrump
When Mitt Romney asked me for my endorsement last time around, he was so awkward and goofy that we all should have known he could not win!
I didn’t vote for Mittens and neither did any of my friends. We are all voting for Trump
Enjoy second place..ooops I mean third place
Romney is now doing to Trump what Reid did to Romney.
Yes Donnie you were such a stanch Conservative back then you undermined his immigration policy as mean DURING the election.
Thanks for that again, Mitt. You can go now.
Reading his script, like a good soldier.
Trump’s net worth is irrelevant to the larger issue at hand.
Trump is starting to respond:
Donald J. Trump â€@realDonaldTrump 9m9 minutes ago
“@Ward_II: Oh great @MittRomney is doing a @SenatorReid on @realDonaldTrump like losing the presidency wasn’t enough #Trump2016” He’s a fool
Donald J. Trump â€@realDonaldTrump 11m11 minutes ago
Mitt Romney,who totally blew an election that should have been won and whose tax returns made him look like a fool, is now playing tough guy
They don’t get it. Trump is at his best when he is attacked lol
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