Subject: RE: good for research -- The Irony! Trump’s VP Hopeful WILL Have to Submit Tax Returns
From: "Lykins, Tyler" <[email-masked]>
To: "Freundlich, Christina" <[email-masked]>, RR2 <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 10:10:23 -0700

This is great, just a couple small edits.

From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 1:03 PM
To: RR2
Subject: good for research -- The Irony! Trump’s VP Hopeful WILL Have to Submit Tax Returns

SL: The Irony! Trump’s VP Hopeful WILL Have to Submit Tax Returns
NBC reported today that Donald Trump’s vice presidential hopefuls WILL have to turn their tax returns over to the Trump campaign to be vetted.
WATCH<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9RjewdIplE>
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Donald Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns, as well as his false claim that voters would learn nothing from them anyway, demonstrates he is not being forthright with the American people and is unfit to occupy the White House. But the fact that he plans to have his vice presidential pick release his tax returns to even consider being vice president is complete hypocrisy.

Never mind that Donald Trump is now backtracking on his previous commitment to transparency. When Trump first considered running for President in 1999, he said he, “probably wouldn’t have a problem with” releasing his tax returns if he ran. Later, in 2012, he said if you’re running for President, “at a minimum, probably, you’re going to have to show your [tax] returns” and they should be released by April 1st of the election year.
"That any potential number two would have to make their full taxes available to even be considered is a testament to the fact Donald Trump doesn't hold himself to basic minimum standards. This again raises serious questions about what he’s hiding and how much he would benefit from his own reckless tax plan. It is the American people's business and Trump must be held accountable." – DNC Communications Director Luis Miranda