25, January 2017 Trump’s Tax
Returns
A recent “We the People” petition has been posted on the White House
website calling for President Trump to release his tax returns. It reads “The
unprecedented economic conflicts of this administration need to be visible to
the American people, including any pertinent documentation which can reveal
foreign influences and financial interests which may put Donald Trump in
conflict with the emoluments clause of the Constitution. The clause bars the
president from receiving gifts and payments from foreign governments. By late
Tuesday the petition had already received 320,000 signatures but had not
elicited any response from the White House. By comparison, the Obama White
House would respond if a petition garnered 100,000 signatures within 30
days.
A recent poll by Washington Post-ABC News reported that over 74 percent
of Americans, including 53 percent Republicans, are demanding that Trump
release his tax returns. This flies in the face of Mr. Trump’s chief
obfuscator, Kellyanne, who falsely asserted that the American people don’t care
about his tax returns. Trump’s claim that he cannot release his tax return
because he is under audit was debunked by Warren Buffet who stated there is no such provision in the tax code.
I urge readers to add their names to the online petition as quickly as
possible before a constitutional crisis occurs.
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