Washington – The White House says President Donald Trump made more than $150 million in income in 2005 and paid $38 million in income taxes that year.
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The acknowledgement came as MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said she has obtained part of Trump’s 2005 tax forms, and prepared to discuss the document on her Tuesday night show.
The records have become highly sought-after because Trump refused to release his returns during the campaign, breaking a decades-long tradition. He claimed he was under audit.
The White House pushed back pre-emptively Tuesday night, saying that publishing those returns would be illegal.
“You know you are desperate for ratings when you are willing to violate the law to push a story about two pages of tax returns from over a decade ago,” the White House said in a statement.
Trump long insisted the American public wasn’t interested in his returns and said little could be learned from them. But Trump’s full returns would contain key details about things like his charitable giving and how much he made each year.
The issue a major point of attack from his rival Hillary Clinton, who suggested Trump had something to hide.
The White House has not said whether or not the president plans to release his returns while he’s in office.
So what did they show the Trump is rich. So was Roosevelt, Johnson, Kennedys, Carter, All the Bushes, etc. so no one ever denied they are rich, and the tax was from 2005, I bet he is even worth more now, so. Many send their salaries to charities or not receive one at all. So look what we are saving a few hundred thousand dollars. This proves how much they despise and hate Trump that they get anything to try to bring him down or embarrass him. The man laughs to the bank every day and these fools look even more foolish.
Tax nebbish Trumpf’s refusal to show his tax returns has caused another firestorm. His promise to his lemmings to reveal his tax return, and then using the excuse he’s under audit to not show them. The destructive presidency continues…
Wasn’t a major issue beside to dishonest people. I.E. liberals and the media.
To #2 -Trump has promised to release all of his tax returns, when Hashomer releases his, also!
Trump continues to play the lamestream media like a violin. He has totally embarrassed them, while making America great again.
Go Trump!!