2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWashington Post: Four Pinnochios for Bernie on Tax Returns.
Bernie tells more tall tales.
Plainly put, Sanders has not released his full federal tax return. The little he has released was the Form 1040 in 2014, which is a summary of his tax filing that gives a snapshot of his finances not what is considered a full tax return. The Sanders campaign confirmed to The Washington Post that it has not released other tax returns prior to 2014, which is a sharp contrast to Clintons voluminous release of her complete tax returns.
Tapper correctly questioned Sanders, asking why nobody has seen them [federal tax returns] at all. Yet Sanders interrupted Tapper to reject the notion, insisting: That is not true. Of course, we have released them in the past. But this answer is nothing remotely close to the little federal tax records he has released to the public.
Sanders says there is nothing in his 2015 tax return that is different from what the public has seen for the last many years. This indicates he may have been referring to the information filed in his financial disclosures. But thats not the same as a full federal tax return and as a longtime member of Congress, Sanders should know that.
Sanders is not required to release his tax filings, and he clearly decided to keep them confidential. Thats his choice. But it doesnt excuse him from misleading the public to believe otherwise with this false claim.
Four Pinocchios
Bernie Sanderss false claim that he has released his full federal tax returns
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)how bout millions of Pinnochios for Hillary...I can find many of them just by clicking on the net out of her own mouth.
Joob
(1,065 posts)kennetha
(3,666 posts)Joob
(1,065 posts)She literally LIED about being shot at, like wtf? What kind of person does that?
kennetha
(3,666 posts)Joob
(1,065 posts)They found a video of her being attacked, my bad
KMOD
(7,906 posts)What's the big deal, just release them or refuse to release them. His choice.
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)But that's not going to change anytime soon, is it?
KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)immoderate
(20,885 posts)I need me some good Sanders tax returns to inspect!
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FSogol
(45,555 posts)Stolen from Frank Conniff.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)I'm glad that he is getting vetted. Finally!
BeyondGeography
(39,386 posts)Does it have to be said? I don't care how much you support Bernie, if you want him to win the GE, you'd be telling him to release the returns already.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)I'm leaving the 10 percent for the "just in case" factor.
BeyondGeography
(39,386 posts)I doubt he will anytime soon, though. There's something he finds embarrassing in there and he doesn't want to subject either he or his wife to unnecessary abuse if he doesn't get the nomination.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)credible source of anything other than being a fish rapper.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Paper covers the real News.
Gothmog
(145,666 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)Oh puleeeeeze
LexVegas
(6,114 posts)HughLefty1
(231 posts)American public finally starting to see the corruption
Gwhittey
(1,377 posts)OH gee it was end of April. Such a hypocrite. And in 2004 the candidates only released 1 year worth, and Sanders has done that. 1040 is same thing that other politicians have released. Stop feeding on the lies.