Remember When Voter Suppression Was a Bad Thing?

[Kondor3]

...There are all kinds of requirements for running for office. They change over time. Call it progress.

Pull the other one.

If the story is true, then those jurisdictions are engaged in Candidate Suppression.

It is unethical and un-American.

You know it just as well as I do.

Stop defending it.

Otherwise, you have no place at the table, when it is done to you.

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

 

[mudwhistle]

It is not required by Federal Law, so you do know this stunt is just nonsense!

States rights baby!

Fine, then a State has thr right to leave your candidate off the ballot.

Just remember that and I bet you will claim it is racist and unfair if it is a black or Hispanic candidate...

Race is protected, tax returns are not.

Try again.

You seeing anyone tax returns is an invasion of the person privacy.

So try again!

Remember you wrote States Rights, so you are for States Rights only if you agree with them!

Hypocrite!

You afraid Trump will win?

Also the USSC will boot that law...

How can you type crap like that and then accused me of hypocrisy?

Almost every candidate for anything shows their tax returns.

Unfortunately no other candidate needs to worry about the media using any tax return to attack THEM with. Trump does. Regardless what's in there....the media will spin it in a negative manner. Either they'll say he makes too much money or he paid too much taxes......eventually they'll claim that paying too much is RACIST!!!

 

[mudwhistle]

Race is protected, tax returns are not.

Race is protected because some races SUCK.



You hate white cause you ain't white.

White Privilege, bitches.

Why do white people ******* own the motherfucking shit out of all other races?



.

Lol, I am white.

If you vote with the Democrats you're forgiven.

 

[mudwhistle]

Will of the people. Republican Governor = No Democrats on the ballot.

Not quite the same thing there Jethro.

Show the Federal Law requiring Candidates to show their tax returns?

You just wrote state rights and now say it is not the same if they leave your candidate off.

I think pretty much everyone would agree with my statement. Almost every candidate for any office reveals their tax returns, it's not like this is some unprecedented, out of the blue kinda thing.

If every other candidate jumped in the lake, that doesn't mean Trump has to.

if every other candidate wants to come across as honest trump can't

Neither can the media. It's clear they ain't honest.

 

[occupied]

...There are all kinds of requirements for running for office. They change over time. Call it progress.

Pull the other one.

If the story is true, then those jurisdictions are engaged in Candidate Suppression.

It is unethical and un-American.

You know it just as well as I do.

Stop defending it.

Otherwise, you have no place at the table, when it is done to you.

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

It's never a bad time for government transparency.

 

[mudwhistle]

Hussein looked into our eyes and told everybody we would have cheaper and affordable healthcare. Then my employer dropped our coverage. Which one did more damage with their lie to America, Trump's tax returns or the millions of us that lost our coverage?

Still blaming the black dude for the rich guy who screwed you?

Did he at least bring you back a T-shirt from Italy?

Well....the half-black guy did promise that what happened never would happen.....so there's that.

 

[LoneLaugher]

...There are all kinds of requirements for running for office. They change over time. Call it progress.

Pull the other one.

If the story is true, then those jurisdictions are engaged in Candidate Suppression.

It is unethical and un-American.

You know it just as well as I do.

Stop defending it.

Otherwise, you have no place at the table, when it is done to you.

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

Sorry. The people in those states want to see how the man's personal financial interests are impacted by his presidency.

It's awesome that some people think that no matter how many norms are shattered by Trump and McConnell, their opponents should honor traditions without exception.

This shit ain't normal.

 

[Kondor3]

...There are all kinds of requirements for running for office. They change over time. Call it progress.

Pull the other one.

If the story is true, then those jurisdictions are engaged in Candidate Suppression.

It is unethical and un-American.

You know it just as well as I do.

Stop defending it.

Otherwise, you have no place at the table, when it is done to you.

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

It's never a bad time for government transparency.

Another juicy rationalization.

If true, the move will serve to further divide an already-badly-divided American Public.

It is not wise to rub salt into open wounds.

Just because The Other Guys are stupid enough to do it from time to time, does not mean you should be that stupid, also, eh?

Not if you care about your country more than your party, anyway.

 

[mudwhistle]

...There are all kinds of requirements for running for office. They change over time. Call it progress.

Pull the other one.

If the story is true, then those jurisdictions are engaged in Candidate Suppression.

It is unethical and un-American.

You know it just as well as I do.

Stop defending it.

Otherwise, you have no place at the table, when it is done to you.

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

It's never a bad time for government transparency.

It's never a good time for invasion of privacy either.
We're dealing with a situation where nothing they find in Trump's returns will be related to the pubic honestly.
They will spin every number in a way that will be used to trash him.
When you're dealing with people that cannot be honest....it's best not to provide them with the ammunition to shoot you with.

 

[FJO]

I’m so old I remember when Hillary said voter suppression cost her the election.

Washington State Joins New Jersey In Trying To Keep Trump Off Its 2020 Ballot.

Childish and cowardly action born out of fear, hate, ignorance and envy.

In other words precisely what one would expect from Democrats.

 

[Kondor3]

...There are all kinds of requirements for running for office. They change over time. Call it progress.

Pull the other one.

If the story is true, then those jurisdictions are engaged in Candidate Suppression.

It is unethical and un-American.

You know it just as well as I do.

Stop defending it.

Otherwise, you have no place at the table, when it is done to you.

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

Sorry. The people in those states want to see how the man's personal financial interests are impacted by his presidency.

It's awesome that some people think that no matter how many norms are shattered by Trump and McConnell, their opponents should honor traditions without exception.

This shit ain't normal.

Hell, I think Drumpf is as crooked as the day is long.

And I'd love to see his returns forced out into the open, through the courts or Congressional subpoena.

It's just that I see the damage done by Suppression (causing more friction and division between Americans) as far outweighing the benefit.

I care far more about my country than I care about Democrats or Republicans or Independents or their goddamned agendas.

 

[occupied]

...There are all kinds of requirements for running for office. They change over time. Call it progress.

Pull the other one.

If the story is true, then those jurisdictions are engaged in Candidate Suppression.

It is unethical and un-American.

You know it just as well as I do.

Stop defending it.

Otherwise, you have no place at the table, when it is done to you.

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

It's never a bad time for government transparency.

It's never a good time for invasion of privacy either.
We're dealing with a situation where nothing they find in Trump's returns will be related to the pubic honestly.
They will spin every number in a way that will be used to trash him.
When you're dealing with people that cannot be honest....it's best not to provide them with the ammunition to shoot you with.

It's best not to have a warehouse sized closet full of skeletons when you decide to run for president. The president has no reason to expect the same level of privacy as a everyday citizen. Their lives necessarily become open books. Every last rejected candidate in the republican primaries would have released their returns and it would not be an issue.

 

[mudwhistle]

Pull the other one.

If the story is true, then those jurisdictions are engaged in Candidate Suppression.

It is unethical and un-American.

You know it just as well as I do.

Stop defending it.

Otherwise, you have no place at the table, when it is done to you.

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

It's never a bad time for government transparency.

It's never a good time for invasion of privacy either.
We're dealing with a situation where nothing they find in Trump's returns will be related to the pubic honestly.
They will spin every number in a way that will be used to trash him.
When you're dealing with people that cannot be honest....it's best not to provide them with the ammunition to shoot you with.

It's best not to have a warehouse sized closet full of skeletons when you decide to run for president. The president has no reason to expect the same level of privacy as a everyday citizen. Their lives necessarily become open books. Every last rejected candidate in the republican primaries would have released their returns and it would not be an issue.

Trump already provided them with a complete financial statement that is more thorough than a tax return. They're hoping to accuse him of income tax evasion because of the huge possibility of improper filing. No two people file their taxes the same, and errors that don't exist can be made to look like errors.
I took the H&R Block income tax filer's course.....and I discovered that even a CPA has problems correctly filing a return. Especially one as massive and complex as Trump's. My 2017 return was over 200 pages. Imagine what his would be.

 

[LoneLaugher]

...There are all kinds of requirements for running for office. They change over time. Call it progress.

Pull the other one.

If the story is true, then those jurisdictions are engaged in Candidate Suppression.

It is unethical and un-American.

You know it just as well as I do.

Stop defending it.

Otherwise, you have no place at the table, when it is done to you.

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

It's never a bad time for government transparency.

Another juicy rationalization.

If true, the move will serve to further divide an already-badly-divided American Public.

It is not wise to rub salt into open wounds.

Just because The Other Guys are stupid enough to do it from time to time, does not mean you should be that stupid, also, eh?

Not if you care about your country more than your party, anyway.

Yeah. That is right.

And shit ain't normal.

 

[occupied]

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

It's never a bad time for government transparency.

It's never a good time for invasion of privacy either.
We're dealing with a situation where nothing they find in Trump's returns will be related to the pubic honestly.
They will spin every number in a way that will be used to trash him.
When you're dealing with people that cannot be honest....it's best not to provide them with the ammunition to shoot you with.

It's best not to have a warehouse sized closet full of skeletons when you decide to run for president. The president has no reason to expect the same level of privacy as a everyday citizen. Their lives necessarily become open books. Every last rejected candidate in the republican primaries would have released their returns and it would not be an issue.

Trump already provided them with a complete financial statement that is more thorough than a tax return. They're hoping to accuse him of income tax evasion because of the huge possibility of improper filing. No two people file their taxes the same, and errors that don't exist can be made to look like errors.
I took the H&R Block income tax filer's course.....and I discovered that even a CPA has problems correctly filing a return. Especially one as massive and complex as Trump's. My 2017 return was over 200 pages. Imagine what his would be.

I do not want to imagine. Trump never wanted or expected to win. If nothing else we need to discourage people from running as a stunt in the future. In the financial statements provided by Cohen it is clear he inflates or understates his income as needed. That shit would land any of us in world of trouble. Why should Trump be different?

 

[LoneLaugher]

...There are all kinds of requirements for running for office. They change over time. Call it progress.

Pull the other one.

If the story is true, then those jurisdictions are engaged in Candidate Suppression.

It is unethical and un-American.

You know it just as well as I do.

Stop defending it.

Otherwise, you have no place at the table, when it is done to you.

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

Sorry. The people in those states want to see how the man's personal financial interests are impacted by his presidency.

It's awesome that some people think that no matter how many norms are shattered by Trump and McConnell, their opponents should honor traditions without exception.

This shit ain't normal.

Hell, I think Drumpf is as crooked as the day is long.

And I'd love to see his returns forced out into the open, through the courts or Congressional subpoena.

It's just that I see the damage done by such action (causing more friction and division between Americans) as far outweighing the benefit.

I care far more about my country than I care about Democrats or Republicans or Independents or their goddamned agendas.

Yeah. That's cool. Will you credit the Dems with having taken the high ground to date? Or are you one of those people who thinks that both sides have broken the norms and unwritten rules to an equal degree?

 

[LoneLaugher]

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

It's never a bad time for government transparency.

It's never a good time for invasion of privacy either.
We're dealing with a situation where nothing they find in Trump's returns will be related to the pubic honestly.
They will spin every number in a way that will be used to trash him.
When you're dealing with people that cannot be honest....it's best not to provide them with the ammunition to shoot you with.

It's best not to have a warehouse sized closet full of skeletons when you decide to run for president. The president has no reason to expect the same level of privacy as a everyday citizen. Their lives necessarily become open books. Every last rejected candidate in the republican primaries would have released their returns and it would not be an issue.

Trump already provided them with a complete financial statement that is more thorough than a tax return. They're hoping to accuse him of income tax evasion because of the huge possibility of improper filing. No two people file their taxes the same, and errors that don't exist can be made to look like errors.
I took the H&R Block income tax filer's course.....and I discovered that even a CPA has problems correctly filing a return. Especially one as massive and complex as Trump's. My 2017 return was over 200 pages. Imagine what his would be.

Damn.

 

[mudwhistle]

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

It's never a bad time for government transparency.

It's never a good time for invasion of privacy either.
We're dealing with a situation where nothing they find in Trump's returns will be related to the pubic honestly.
They will spin every number in a way that will be used to trash him.
When you're dealing with people that cannot be honest....it's best not to provide them with the ammunition to shoot you with.

It's best not to have a warehouse sized closet full of skeletons when you decide to run for president. The president has no reason to expect the same level of privacy as a everyday citizen. Their lives necessarily become open books. Every last rejected candidate in the republican primaries would have released their returns and it would not be an issue.

Trump already provided them with a complete financial statement that is more thorough than a tax return. They're hoping to accuse him of income tax evasion because of the huge possibility of improper filing. No two people file their taxes the same, and errors that don't exist can be made to look like errors.
I took the H&R Block income tax filer's course.....and I discovered that even a CPA has problems correctly filing a return. Especially one as massive and complex as Trump's. My 2017 return was over 200 pages. Imagine what his would be.

I do not want to imagine. Trump never wanted or expected to win. If nothing else we need to discourage people from running as a stunt in the future. In the financial statements provided by Cohen it is clear he inflates or understates his income as needed. That shit would land any of us in world of trouble. Why should Trump be different?

That's total bullshit.
That's just spin created by his critics.
What makes you think you have the right to use these scare tactics to keep ANYONE decent from running for POTUS?????

 

[Kondor3]

Pull the other one.

If the story is true, then those jurisdictions are engaged in Candidate Suppression.

It is unethical and un-American.

You know it just as well as I do.

Stop defending it.

Otherwise, you have no place at the table, when it is done to you.

It isn't suppression. All candidates have tax returns. Those states want to require it to get on the ballot.

Nonsense.

It is Candidate Suppression, utilizing tax return filing as its determining mechanism.

You know it just as well as I do.

----------

I did not vote for The Creature in the White House.

But I genuinely believe that this particular tactic is unethical.

If you want to implement this, make it applicable to the 2022 mid-terms and beyond.

Do not make it a barrier-to-reelection to a sitting President who refuses to release his returns.

I'm pissed that the sonofabitch broke his promise and will not release his returns and I even suspect that those may contain 'bombshells'.

It's just that throwing-up this barrier so that it looks as though it's designed to impact one particular candidate is simply not the way to go.

The trouble with Liberals in this context, is that they're nose-blind to just how badly that idea stinks, in these circumstances.

Sorry. The people in those states want to see how the man's personal financial interests are impacted by his presidency.

It's awesome that some people think that no matter how many norms are shattered by Trump and McConnell, their opponents should honor traditions without exception.

This shit ain't normal.

Hell, I think Drumpf is as crooked as the day is long.

And I'd love to see his returns forced out into the open, through the courts or Congressional subpoena.

It's just that I see the damage done by such action (causing more friction and division between Americans) as far outweighing the benefit.

I care far more about my country than I care about Democrats or Republicans or Independents or their goddamned agendas.

Yeah. That's cool. Will you credit the Dems with having taken the high ground to date? Or are you one of those people who thinks that both sides have broken the norms and unwritten rules to an equal degree?

I think the Republicans have more "sins" to answer for, in connection with Drump et al, than the Democrats do.

Unfortunately, that has no bearing whatsoever on the rightness or wrongness or lasting damage-effects from Candidate Suppression.

 

[occupied]

It's never a bad time for government transparency.

It's never a good time for invasion of privacy either.
We're dealing with a situation where nothing they find in Trump's returns will be related to the pubic honestly.
They will spin every number in a way that will be used to trash him.
When you're dealing with people that cannot be honest....it's best not to provide them with the ammunition to shoot you with.

It's best not to have a warehouse sized closet full of skeletons when you decide to run for president. The president has no reason to expect the same level of privacy as a everyday citizen. Their lives necessarily become open books. Every last rejected candidate in the republican primaries would have released their returns and it would not be an issue.

Trump already provided them with a complete financial statement that is more thorough than a tax return. They're hoping to accuse him of income tax evasion because of the huge possibility of improper filing. No two people file their taxes the same, and errors that don't exist can be made to look like errors.
I took the H&R Block income tax filer's course.....and I discovered that even a CPA has problems correctly filing a return. Especially one as massive and complex as Trump's. My 2017 return was over 200 pages. Imagine what his would be.

I do not want to imagine. Trump never wanted or expected to win. If nothing else we need to discourage people from running as a stunt in the future. In the financial statements provided by Cohen it is clear he inflates or understates his income as needed. That shit would land any of us in world of trouble. Why should Trump be different?

That's total bullshit.
That's just spin created by his critics.
What makes you think you have the right to use these scare tactics to keep ANYONE decent from running for POTUS?????

Decent people do not have potential crimes to cover up.