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applegrove

(118,446 posts)
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 05:11 PM Feb 2022

Pro-Trump GOP Challenger Won't Disclose His Finances

Pro-Trump GOP Challenger Won’t Disclose His Finances

February 24, 2022 at 4:07 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

https://politicalwire.com/2022/02/24/pro-trump-gop-primary-challenger-wont-disclose-his-finances/

"SNIP.......

Tom Norton (R), a pro-Donald Trump congressional candidate mounting a Republican primary challenge to Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), is refusing to file a federally-mandated personal financial disclosure, Insider reports.

Said Norton: “That’s none of the federal government’s business.”

......SNIP"

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Pro-Trump GOP Challenger Won't Disclose His Finances (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2022 OP
Guess he doesn't want to be elected to a federal office. Shrike47 Feb 2022 #1
Pfft TheRealNorth Feb 2022 #3
Should be automatically disqualified, then. 2naSalit Feb 2022 #2
Absolutely Rebl2 Feb 2022 #4
... but it IS the PEOPLE's business Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #5
But if it's really none of the gummint's business, then I suppose he doesn't file... TreasonousBastard Feb 2022 #6
It seems the term and concept... 2naSalit Feb 2022 #7
I think that is my District. multigraincracker Feb 2022 #9
He's already learned IOKIYAR. dchill Feb 2022 #8
Is he setting up a legal challenge that can be taken to our Supreme Court? Midnight Writer Feb 2022 #10
Probably gets his money from I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #11

TheRealNorth

(9,462 posts)
3. Pfft
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 05:17 PM
Feb 2022

Rules don't apply to Republicans. If the Deplorables take control of the House in 2022, they will seat him.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,931 posts)
5. ... but it IS the PEOPLE's business
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 05:31 PM
Feb 2022

The disclosure is not to the feds, who presumably have the income tax returns.

It is to the voters so they can have fuller knowledge of who they vote for.

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