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2017-04-11 -Short Attention Span Theater-
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Schumer: If Trump Doesn't Release His Tax Returns, ‘It's Going To Make Tax Reform Much Harder'
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 Senate Jester Minority Head Clown Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) is trying to divert attention from Dem failures warning that President Trump needs to release his personal tax returns if he hopes to achieve comprehensive tax reform in the coming months.
"It's going to make tax reform much harder" if Trump doesn't release his returns, Schumer told reporters Tuesday. Anytime the president proposes something on tax reform, "the average American is going to say, 'Oh, he's not doing that because it's good for me, he's doing it because it's good for him.' So for his own good, he ought to make them public. And the big mystery is why he hasn't."
Because it's good for him?
"I think he just has an obligation to come clean. When you clean up the swamp, it's not keeping things secret and applies to yourself," Schumer added.
Like 0bean came clean on the courses he took and GPA he got at the college he went to, right?
Trump paid $38 million in federal income tax in 2005 on more than $150 million, for an effective rate of 25 percent, and reported a $105 million write-down, according to a copy of his federal tax return revealed last month.
The revelation provides the most recent glimpse at Trump's income. Last fall, the New York Times reported that Trump reported a massive $916 million loss in 1995, which enabled him to avoid paying income taxes for decades.
Remind me which year that tax return was filed in, would you please?
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump's tax returns were a frequent subject of conversation, and opponents in both parties called on him to release them. Ultimately, Trump was the first presidential candidate in decades to win without making his tax returns public.
Oh my. Perhaps the Donks could buy a clue here?
There is no legal obligation for a president to release his tax returns, and like any other citizen, they can opt to keep them private. But presidents dating back to the 1970s have released at least partial tax information in a show of transparency for voters.
Schumer said that part of the reason Democrats are eager to see Trump's returns is to determine whether Trump or his family's business empire have any conflicts of interest with the federal government or foreign powers.
"When China just released those 38 approvals for him a month ago, a natural question to ask is are they doing that because they're trying to win policy points related to American workers and the American people? No one knows the answer," he said.
Except for HC Schumer, of course.
Schumer made his comments in a conference call with reporters held officially to criticize Trump's refusal so far to declare China a currency manipulator. The White House is days away from deciding whether to follow through on Trump's campaign pledge to declare China as such -- a move that could lead to new U.S. tariffs if China doesn't change its practices.
In a tweet Tuesday morning, Trump said he told Chinese President Xi Jinping "that a trade deal with the U.S. will be far better for them if they solve the North Korean problem!"
I explained to the President of China that a trade deal with the U.S. will be far better for them if they solve the North Korean problem!
-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 11, 2017
Asked to respond, Schumer agreed that China's currency manipulation and the current troubles in North Korea are linked "but in the opposite way of the president." 
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