Lankford: Trump Should “Keep His Promise” And Release Tax Returns
Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford Calls on Donald Trump to Release Tax Returns
By SIOBHAN HUGHES, WSJ
Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma on Tuesday joined a small but growing group of Republicans pressing Donald Trump to release his tax returns.
“He promised he would,” Mr. Lankford told a small gathering of constituents on Tuesday, according to Tulsa World newspaper. “He should keep his promise.”
Since the late 1970s it has been common practice for presidential candidates to release their tax returns, though they have released records for differing time periods and at different stages of the campaign. Beginning with Jimmy Carter, every president has released their returns while in office.
Mr. Trump has declined, most frequently citing advice from lawyers not to release his returns during an audit. There is no law barring the release of tax returns during an Internal Revenue Service review.
There is no law that says he must release them either. This is a red herring. However, he did say he would end DACA and DAPA, which are illegal – and he should.
Sen. Lankford, I am sorry you feel the necessity to chime in on this Democrat issue! Mr. Trump already released a record of his assets and holdings during the Campaign in 2016! It is far more revealing than his 2015 Tax Return…..Get back to work and help the President get his promises addressed by you and the rest of your political hack pals inside the Beltway!