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DetlefK

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Thu May 19, 2016, 06:32 AM May 2016

Trump demands that VP-candidates show tax-returns

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/18/1528105/-Donald-Trump-pivots-to-the-general-election-TEN-BILLION-DOLLARS-edition
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/280400-trump-asking-to-see-tax-returns-of-potential-vp-picks


Donald Trump's campaign is asking potential running mates to submit their tax returns as part of the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's vetting process, according to NBC News.

The Trump campaign said the request to see the returns as part of the vetting process is "normal," MSNBC reported Wednesday afternoon.

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"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," said Democratic National Committee spokesman Luis Miranda.

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VP hopefuls *will* have to hand over their tax returns to the campaign. "That's normal." I asked if this was a bit hypocritical, considering Trump won't release his?

"Trump's not running for Vice President," the source countered.
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Trump demands that VP-candidates show tax-returns (Original Post) DetlefK May 2016 OP
this guy is one fucking bad piece of work spanone May 2016 #1
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