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Harry Reid, known for his shady real estate deals, has refused to release his Tax Returns
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid again deflected questions Monday about releasing his tax returns, even as he continued to pound the demand for Mitt Romney to make more of his own public.
Instead, Reid pointed to the financial disclosure forms he files as a member of Congress, which provide different information.
"Im a member of Congress now, I dont make too much money, said Reid, whose net worth was estimated at $10 million in 2010. But its all listed every year.
Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson told POLITICO last week that the majority leader will not release his tax returns, writing: Hes not running for president. He has of course released more than 30 years of detailed [personal finance disclosures]. There is exponentially more information available to the public about Sen. Reids financial life than there is about Mitt Romneys.
Conservatives have begun accusing Reid of hypocrisy for his attacks on Romney. And the Las Vegas Review-Journal in a somewhat different context on Monday resurrected a 1974 statement in which Reid said: Any man or woman who will not be completely candid about his or her finances does not deserve to be in public office.
Asked about that statement at a news conference Monday in Nevada, Reid responded: In 1974, I wasnt in Congress.
All you have to do is go look, he added. I file every year, every stock trade, every piece of land I buy, all the money I have, it has the value of my homes, its got it all there.
Read more: Harry Reid not releasing his own tax returns - Darren Goode and Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid again deflected questions Monday about releasing his tax returns, even as he continued to pound the demand for Mitt Romney to make more of his own public.
Instead, Reid pointed to the financial disclosure forms he files as a member of Congress, which provide different information.
"Im a member of Congress now, I dont make too much money, said Reid, whose net worth was estimated at $10 million in 2010. But its all listed every year.
Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson told POLITICO last week that the majority leader will not release his tax returns, writing: Hes not running for president. He has of course released more than 30 years of detailed [personal finance disclosures]. There is exponentially more information available to the public about Sen. Reids financial life than there is about Mitt Romneys.
Conservatives have begun accusing Reid of hypocrisy for his attacks on Romney. And the Las Vegas Review-Journal in a somewhat different context on Monday resurrected a 1974 statement in which Reid said: Any man or woman who will not be completely candid about his or her finances does not deserve to be in public office.
Asked about that statement at a news conference Monday in Nevada, Reid responded: In 1974, I wasnt in Congress.
All you have to do is go look, he added. I file every year, every stock trade, every piece of land I buy, all the money I have, it has the value of my homes, its got it all there.
Read more: Harry Reid not releasing his own tax returns - Darren Goode and Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®