Posted on 05/12/2016 1:48:49 PM PDT by jazusamo
Mike Huckabee on Thursday ripped Mitt Romney for calling on Donald Trump to release his taxes, accusing the 2012 GOP nominee of trying to "sink" the party's current presumptive presidential nominee.
"I supported Romney, just as I will Trump, despite having serious differences with both," Huckabee wrote on his website, adding that he was "especially disappointed" in Romney over the issue.
"He’s not only trying to sink his own party’s presumptive nominee, but he’s factually incorrect and he’s making the same unfair attack on Trump that was launched against him in 2012," he wrote.
Romney has been calling on Trump to release his tax returns since February, while other Republican candidates were still in the primary race. He reiterated that call on Wednesday, saying it would be " disqualifying" if Trump didn't release his returns. Democrats have also seized on the issue this week.
Romney, who came under fire in 2012 from his political opponents for releasing his tax returns in what they felt was a timely manner, again claimed Trump's refusal to release his returns indicated they included a "bombshell."
Trump said he'd release his returns after an audit ends, though the Internal Revenue Service said in February there's nothing preventing him from releasing his forms.
Huckabee suggested there was nothing to learn from Trump's returns, as the candidate himself has argued , and said it would be a "treasure trove" for the businessman's political opponents "to lift items out of context to make him look shady."
Huckabee also argued it's "an invasion of privacy" for presidential candidates to release their tax returns, writing, "The qualifications for the Presidency are clear-cut, and there are specific financial disclosure forms you must file. But no law requires a candidate to release his or her personal tax forms."
Later in his post, Huckabee admitted, "Early in my political career, I volunteered to release all my tax returns. Why not? I had nothing to hide." However, he said, his political opponents misconstrued them. He said Romney should instead turn his attention to "the 70,000-plus-page tax code."
Go Trump Go!
I think Mitt is still angry that Trump said he owned a shop worth more than Mitt.
Romney is channeling Harry Reid.
Shut up mittens and go away.
That could be, whatever it is Mitt needs to grow up and stop supporting commie Hillary.
Huck stuck it to Mittens by staying in the 08’ primary race. Took the conservative vote from Mittens and McLame won.
Lol.
i think mitt is still mad that he can’t be the sacrificial republican again. He was very good at it last time.
One more thing mittens......If I remember correctly the way you handeled your tax issued during your run to help obama stay in office during the election gave Reid a way to hit you on your taxes. I see that worked out real well..............oh wait.
This “tax” thing is just so much BS...There is absolutely no requirement to divulge your tax return...What is the point?? if something is wrong with your taxes or if you are cheating, it sure as hell won’t be on your return or the IRS would already have your butt in a sling...
It’s just BS....
Seems more important to him than Hillary’s server.
Romney is just being so petty. OK, you had the chance and failed. Now you want to make sure the next guy fails too?
Ole mitt must be feeling something powerful in those magic underwear.
I must now apologize for asking prople to support Governor Romney after he won the 2012 nomination, at least insofar as I thought he was a basically good person. We must must must keep Hillary and sanders out of the White House. Romney needs to get on board _ or at least have the decency to shut up now.
Romney the rat......I utterly repudiate any support I ever gave to this man ( considerable)
He failed because he was not sincere.
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