Conway Confirms: No Tax Returns - EVER

[JustAnotherNut]

Here ya are...once AGAIN. Guess what? Gerald Ford didn't release his taxes either. Neither did Johnson, Kennedy, or Eisenhower. Truman did, but not Franklin Roosevelt or any other before him.

Tax History Project -- Presidential Tax Returns

Individual income tax returns — including those of public figures — are private information, protected by law from unauthorized disclosure. Indeed, the Internal Revenue Service is barred from releasing any taxpayer information whatsoever, except to authorized agencies and individuals.

Like all other citizens, U.S. presidents enjoy this protection of their privacy. Since the early 1970s, however, most presidents have chosen to release their returns publicly. In the hope of making this information more widely available, the Tax History Project at Tax Analysts has compiled an archive of presidential tax returns.

In addition, we have made available returns from recent candidates for president, including those running in party primaries. The Tax History Project is currently compiling a more complete archive of candidate returns, and we welcome suggestions on who to include and where to find additional returns.

 

[TooTall]

Would have been nice for the tax returns to be released during the campaign but now that it is over I dont see the point. All that it will do is open Trump up to attacks from his critics, which is why he didn't release during the campaign.

The audit excuse was an obvious lie and stall tactic. Trump is a different kind of beast and there is a serious lack of honesty and integrity in his words and actions. I can only hope that behind the act there is a businessman with the ability to produce positive results for our country. I'm willing to give him a chance to do so, but I have my doubts.

Protesters would be wise to chill out for a bit and wait to react to actual actions. they are shooting themselves in the foot and weakening their voices with the blind objection and obstruction approach they many are currently taking. It will only make collaboration tougher and will cause a more sever backlash one power shifts back to the Dems in future elections. It's an ugly partisan pit we are falling down. Something needs to change

You post "The audit excuse was an obvious lie"

"The IRS has already stated that there is nothing preventing Trump from releasing his returns while they are under audit."

Either you or the IRS is lying. My guess it is you!

I'm talking about Trumps excuse that he couldn't release his returns because of the audit

Trump clearly stated that he was not going to release his tax returns because of advice from his lawyers while it was under audit. It is still under audit.

 

[initforme]

All elected officials should have to release all tax records.......they should fear the people they represent.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Seventy-four percent of Americans want Trump to release his tax returns.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump will not release his tax returns because “people didn’t care” about it during the election, one of his top aides said Sunday.

“He’s not going to release his tax returns. We litigated this all through the election. People didn’t care,” White House advisor Kellyanne Conway said on ABC, two days after Trump took the oath of office.

Conway’s statement not only echoes Trump’s Jan. 11 assertion that only reporters care about his tax returns, but goes further in stating that he simply won’t release the returns at all. She was answering a question about a White House petition for Trump to release his tax returns that had received over 200,000 signatures, a total that necessitates a White House response. An ABC poll from Jan. 12-15 found that 74 percent of the public wanted Trump to release his returns.

During the presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly stated his taxes had been under a routine Internal Revenue Service audit since 2009 and that he could not release them until the audit was finished. He further promised that he would release his tax returns once the audit was completed.

“I don’t mind releasing,” he said during his first president debate with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. “I’m under a routine audit. And it’ll be released. And as soon as the audit’s finished, it will be released.”

The IRS has already stated that there is nothing preventing Trump from releasing his returns while they are under audit. The government agency, which is now under Trump’s control, further stated that Trump’s tax returns prior to 2009 are not even under audit at all. Trump claimed during the campaign that his lawyers didn’t want him to release the returns.

More: After Promising To Release His Tax Returns, Trump Aide Says He Won't Because ‘People Didn’t Care’

Gee, is anyone surprised? Only 74% of Americans want Trump to release his tax returns.

Another lie from Trump.

Donald Trump: I Will Release Tax Returns

Trump saying he'll release his tax returns!

 

[frigidweirdo]

Would have been nice for the tax returns to be released during the campaign but now that it is over I dont see the point. All that it will do is open Trump up to attacks from his critics, which is why he didn't release during the campaign.

The audit excuse was an obvious lie and stall tactic. Trump is a different kind of beast and there is a serious lack of honesty and integrity in his words and actions. I can only hope that behind the act there is a businessman with the ability to produce positive results for our country. I'm willing to give him a chance to do so, but I have my doubts.

Protesters would be wise to chill out for a bit and wait to react to actual actions. they are shooting themselves in the foot and weakening their voices with the blind objection and obstruction approach they many are currently taking. It will only make collaboration tougher and will cause a more sever backlash one power shifts back to the Dems in future elections. It's an ugly partisan pit we are falling down. Something needs to change

You post "The audit excuse was an obvious lie"

"The IRS has already stated that there is nothing preventing Trump from releasing his returns while they are under audit."

Either you or the IRS is lying. My guess it is you!

I'm talking about Trumps excuse that he couldn't release his returns because of the audit

Trump clearly stated that he was not going to release his tax returns because of advice from his lawyers while it was under audit. It is still under audit.

But now he's saying he won't.

 

[there4eyeM]

The taxes aren't interesting. That he said he would release them and then didn't is interesting. That there is the potential for conflicts of interest is important.

 

[Iceweasel]

All elected officials should have to release all tax records.......they should fear the people they represent.

When did Hillary release all those emails? We paid for them.

 

[Seawytch]

Would have been nice for the tax returns to be released during the campaign but now that it is over I dont see the point. All that it will do is open Trump up to attacks from his critics, which is why he didn't release during the campaign.

The audit excuse was an obvious lie and stall tactic. Trump is a different kind of beast and there is a serious lack of honesty and integrity in his words and actions. I can only hope that behind the act there is a businessman with the ability to produce positive results for our country. I'm willing to give him a chance to do so, but I have my doubts.

Protesters would be wise to chill out for a bit and wait to react to actual actions. they are shooting themselves in the foot and weakening their voices with the blind objection and obstruction approach they many are currently taking. It will only make collaboration tougher and will cause a more sever backlash one power shifts back to the Dems in future elections. It's an ugly partisan pit we are falling down. Something needs to change

Do you know when Presidents started releasing their taxes? It wasn't a candidate that did it first, it was a sitting president. Nixon released his taxes to prove he was "not a crook". His taxes actually showed he was and candidates have been releasing their taxes...until now.

Of course, we have a new Nixon in the White House...times a thousand.

 

[rightwinger]

Seventy-four percent of Americans want Trump to release his tax returns.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump will not release his tax returns because “people didn’t care” about it during the election, one of his top aides said Sunday.

“He’s not going to release his tax returns. We litigated this all through the election. People didn’t care,” White House advisor Kellyanne Conway said on ABC, two days after Trump took the oath of office.

Conway’s statement not only echoes Trump’s Jan. 11 assertion that only reporters care about his tax returns, but goes further in stating that he simply won’t release the returns at all. She was answering a question about a White House petition for Trump to release his tax returns that had received over 200,000 signatures, a total that necessitates a White House response. An ABC poll from Jan. 12-15 found that 74 percent of the public wanted Trump to release his returns.

During the presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly stated his taxes had been under a routine Internal Revenue Service audit since 2009 and that he could not release them until the audit was finished. He further promised that he would release his tax returns once the audit was completed.

“I don’t mind releasing,” he said during his first president debate with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. “I’m under a routine audit. And it’ll be released. And as soon as the audit’s finished, it will be released.”

The IRS has already stated that there is nothing preventing Trump from releasing his returns while they are under audit. The government agency, which is now under Trump’s control, further stated that Trump’s tax returns prior to 2009 are not even under audit at all. Trump claimed during the campaign that his lawyers didn’t want him to release the returns.

More: After Promising To Release His Tax Returns, Trump Aide Says He Won't Because ‘People Didn’t Care’

Gee, is anyone surprised? Only 74% of Americans want Trump to release his tax returns.

Did I miss something or did the election not end already.

"Looks out of the window."

Nope, seems like Trump is my president now... and yours too.

You are correct

Trump is the President, a President with billions in business holdings and international ties
Conflicts which could impact his ability to govern

When running for President, Trump promised he would publically release that information as soon as the audit was over. Now he says....I won....too bad for you

His conflicts still exist and the American public deserves to know

 

[Cellblock2429]

Either you or the IRS is lying. My guess it is you![/QUOTE]
/---- Trump is the first private citizen ever elected President. Professional politicians structure their tax returns to pass public scrutiny. That's why previous presidents, Dem and Repub have released them. Their returns are squeaky clean for a reason. Now Trump comes along and the Dems demand to see his returns so they can nit pick every line and make political hay with them putting Trump on the defensive. That is why they demand he release them. They already tried this when they discovered Trump donated a small amount to the Clintons back in the 1990s in an attempt to undermine him in Republican's eyes. Didn't work, but Dems tried.

 

[The VOR]

The taxes aren't interesting. That he said he would release them and then didn't is interesting.

He never had any intention of releasing them. Everything that comes out of his mouth is bullshit.

That there is the potential for conflicts of interest is important.

Yep, and that is what makes them interesting. But, he has gotten a free pass on everything else up to this point, so I expect it to continue.

I know before she started collecting a paycheck from the orange buffoon, kellyanne conway wanted him to release them also, among other comments about him and his childish antics.

Here’s How Trump’s New Campaign Manager Attacked Him As A Cable News Pundit

[[ Conway: “I Would Like To See” Trump’s Tax Returns “Be Transparent.” Conway criticized Trump’s failure to release his tax returns, saying, “I would like to see those be transparent.” She also castigated Trump’s “unpresidential” rhetoric, referencing the time when he “insulted [his opponents] as ‘lying Ted’ and John Kasich ‘who eats like this slob.’ ]]

[[ Conway: Trump "Says He's For The Little Guy But He's Actually Built A Lot Of His Businesses On The Backs Of The Little Guy." Conway stated that Trump had “actually built a lot of his business on the backs of the little guy” and has a history of “not paying contractors after [they have helped him] build something,” adding that “the little guys have suffered” because of Trump ]]

[[ Conway: Trump Victims Include “Victims Of Trump University, Victims Of Trump In Atlantic City.” Conway praised anti-Trump messaging, saying it’s that “gotten better” because people are “starting to talk about victims of Trump University, victims of Trump in Atlantic City.” ]]

[[ Conway Condemned Trump For “Hurl[ing] Personal Insults” And Using “Vulgar” Language That Was “Unfortunate For Children.” Conway reprimanded Trump for using “the p-word” at a rally, language she characterized as “unfortunate for children,” ]]

 

[Frankeneinstein]

Seventy-four percent of Americans want Trump to release his tax returns.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump will not release his tax returns because “people didn’t care” about it during the election, one of his top aides said Sunday.

“He’s not going to release his tax returns. We litigated this all through the election. People didn’t care,” White House advisor Kellyanne Conway said on ABC, two days after Trump took the oath of office.

Conway’s statement not only echoes Trump’s Jan. 11 assertion that only reporters care about his tax returns, but goes further in stating that he simply won’t release the returns at all. She was answering a question about a White House petition for Trump to release his tax returns that had received over 200,000 signatures, a total that necessitates a White House response. An ABC poll from Jan. 12-15 found that 74 percent of the public wanted Trump to release his returns.

During the presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly stated his taxes had been under a routine Internal Revenue Service audit since 2009 and that he could not release them until the audit was finished. He further promised that he would release his tax returns once the audit was completed.

“I don’t mind releasing,” he said during his first president debate with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. “I’m under a routine audit. And it’ll be released. And as soon as the audit’s finished, it will be released.”

The IRS has already stated that there is nothing preventing Trump from releasing his returns while they are under audit. The government agency, which is now under Trump’s control, further stated that Trump’s tax returns prior to 2009 are not even under audit at all. Trump claimed during the campaign that his lawyers didn’t want him to release the returns.

More: After Promising To Release His Tax Returns, Trump Aide Says He Won't Because ‘People Didn’t Care’

Gee, is anyone surprised? Only 74% of Americans want Trump to release his tax returns.

yawn...morning rosie

 

[TooTall]

Would have been nice for the tax returns to be released during the campaign but now that it is over I dont see the point. All that it will do is open Trump up to attacks from his critics, which is why he didn't release during the campaign.

The audit excuse was an obvious lie and stall tactic. Trump is a different kind of beast and there is a serious lack of honesty and integrity in his words and actions. I can only hope that behind the act there is a businessman with the ability to produce positive results for our country. I'm willing to give him a chance to do so, but I have my doubts.

Protesters would be wise to chill out for a bit and wait to react to actual actions. they are shooting themselves in the foot and weakening their voices with the blind objection and obstruction approach they many are currently taking. It will only make collaboration tougher and will cause a more sever backlash one power shifts back to the Dems in future elections. It's an ugly partisan pit we are falling down. Something needs to change

You post "The audit excuse was an obvious lie"

"The IRS has already stated that there is nothing preventing Trump from releasing his returns while they are under audit."

Either you or the IRS is lying. My guess it is you!

I'm talking about Trumps excuse that he couldn't release his returns because of the audit

Trump clearly stated that he was not going to release his tax returns because of advice from his lawyers while it was under audit. It is still under audit.

But now he's saying he won't.

The point is it was not "an obvious lie."

 

[frigidweirdo]

Would have been nice for the tax returns to be released during the campaign but now that it is over I dont see the point. All that it will do is open Trump up to attacks from his critics, which is why he didn't release during the campaign.

The audit excuse was an obvious lie and stall tactic. Trump is a different kind of beast and there is a serious lack of honesty and integrity in his words and actions. I can only hope that behind the act there is a businessman with the ability to produce positive results for our country. I'm willing to give him a chance to do so, but I have my doubts.

Protesters would be wise to chill out for a bit and wait to react to actual actions. they are shooting themselves in the foot and weakening their voices with the blind objection and obstruction approach they many are currently taking. It will only make collaboration tougher and will cause a more sever backlash one power shifts back to the Dems in future elections. It's an ugly partisan pit we are falling down. Something needs to change

You post "The audit excuse was an obvious lie"

"The IRS has already stated that there is nothing preventing Trump from releasing his returns while they are under audit."

Either you or the IRS is lying. My guess it is you!

I'm talking about Trumps excuse that he couldn't release his returns because of the audit

Trump clearly stated that he was not going to release his tax returns because of advice from his lawyers while it was under audit. It is still under audit.

But now he's saying he won't.

The point is it was not "an obvious lie."

Seems pretty obvious to me.

 

[Frankeneinstein]

Maybe someone will hack his tax returns, and then we'll get to see 60 million Trumptards flip flop on whether or not hacking is something to be praised.

I can guarantee it will receive praise from the left and no one on the left will consider it flip-flopping or wrong...so what's the point?

 

[BluesLegend]

No need for Trump's tax returns, he paid as little has legally possible just like every other American you happy now libtards? Stop foaming at the mouth over nothing nitwits.

 

[Care4all]

He's right. Nobody cares about his tax returns and you wouldn't understand what you were looking at if they were right in front of you. What this election has shown is that polls are often simply bullshit. Ancient history. Get over it.

Would you be fighting so hard for hillary and defending Clinton saying she did not need to show her tax returns, or the Clinton Foundation tax returns ever if she had become President?

Be honest with yourself.

The returns are for experts to analyze and report on including watchdogs

 

[owebo]

Seventy-four percent of Americans want Trump to release his tax returns.

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump will not release his tax returns because “people didn’t care” about it during the election, one of his top aides said Sunday.

“He’s not going to release his tax returns. We litigated this all through the election. People didn’t care,” White House advisor Kellyanne Conway said on ABC, two days after Trump took the oath of office.

Conway’s statement not only echoes Trump’s Jan. 11 assertion that only reporters care about his tax returns, but goes further in stating that he simply won’t release the returns at all. She was answering a question about a White House petition for Trump to release his tax returns that had received over 200,000 signatures, a total that necessitates a White House response. An ABC poll from Jan. 12-15 found that 74 percent of the public wanted Trump to release his returns.

During the presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly stated his taxes had been under a routine Internal Revenue Service audit since 2009 and that he could not release them until the audit was finished. He further promised that he would release his tax returns once the audit was completed.

“I don’t mind releasing,” he said during his first president debate with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. “I’m under a routine audit. And it’ll be released. And as soon as the audit’s finished, it will be released.”

The IRS has already stated that there is nothing preventing Trump from releasing his returns while they are under audit. The government agency, which is now under Trump’s control, further stated that Trump’s tax returns prior to 2009 are not even under audit at all. Trump claimed during the campaign that his lawyers didn’t want him to release the returns.

More: After Promising To Release His Tax Returns, Trump Aide Says He Won't Because ‘People Didn’t Care’

Gee, is anyone surprised? Only 74% of Americans want Trump to release his tax returns.

You thinkin Trump won't win?

 

[Slade3200]

Would have been nice for the tax returns to be released during the campaign but now that it is over I dont see the point. All that it will do is open Trump up to attacks from his critics, which is why he didn't release during the campaign.

The audit excuse was an obvious lie and stall tactic. Trump is a different kind of beast and there is a serious lack of honesty and integrity in his words and actions. I can only hope that behind the act there is a businessman with the ability to produce positive results for our country. I'm willing to give him a chance to do so, but I have my doubts.

Protesters would be wise to chill out for a bit and wait to react to actual actions. they are shooting themselves in the foot and weakening their voices with the blind objection and obstruction approach they many are currently taking. It will only make collaboration tougher and will cause a more sever backlash one power shifts back to the Dems in future elections. It's an ugly partisan pit we are falling down. Something needs to change

You post "The audit excuse was an obvious lie"

"The IRS has already stated that there is nothing preventing Trump from releasing his returns while they are under audit."

Either you or the IRS is lying. My guess it is you!

I'm talking about Trumps excuse that he couldn't release his returns because of the audit

Trump clearly stated that he was not going to release his tax returns because of advice from his lawyers while it was under audit. It is still under audit.

He also said he would happily release his tax returns once the audit was over. That was never intended or true. We all know it, even you.

 

[g5000]

Trump is hiding something he does not want his rubes to see. I doubt it has anything to do with how much tax he paid. The tards would not give a **** if their messiah paid no taxes.

I think it is more likely that he has donated to far left causes. I bet he even has big donations to Planned Parenthood in his deductions.

He's always been a far left New York limousine liberal, and it would shatter his little goldfish's hearts to see it all in black and white.

So they will pretend Trump's tax returns aren't important. They are willfully blind monkeys.