Part of marches being held in Washington, D.C., nationwide.
.. Activists in Florida are staging a march Saturday afternoon to President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort in South Florida to demand he make public his income tax returns, something he’s refused to do as a candidate and as president.
.. march the roughly three miles to the entrance to Mar-A-Lago resort, where Trump is spending the Easter weekend.
.. Trump “owes the American people answers” to whether the president is indebted to foreign nationals or if any of his business relationships violate the Emoluments Clause
.. Asked at a Jan. 11 news conference about releasing his tax returns, Trump replied: “I won; I became president. I don’t think they care at all. I think you care.”
Will a Leak Reveal Trump’s Tax Returns? Don’t Hold Your Breath
opponents of Mr. Trump have wondered aloud how it could be that top intelligence agencies are suddenly fonts of classified information while the staid tax collector remains hermetically sealed.
.. Mr. Trump broke with 40 years of tradition as a presidential candidate, declining to make his tax information public on the grounds that he was undergoing an I.R.S. audit. The government has made clear that is, in fact, no impediment to release, but since corporations like the Trump Organization are audited constantly, the excuse will not disappear, and he is not expected ever to release his returns willingly.
.. “I think an I.R.S. leak is extremely unlikely,” said Fred Goldberg, who served as I.R.S. commissioner from 1989 to 1992. “It’s a combination of the culture, the legal framework, the logistics and the risks.”
.. Twice this month they have forced votes to demand the returns’ release, but Republicans have closed ranks around the president.
Conway: Trump Is ‘Not Going to Release His Tax Returns’
Conway said, “He’s not going to release his tax returns. We litigated this all through the election. People didn’t care. They voted for him. Let me make this clear, most Americans are focused on what their tax returns will look like while President Trump is in office, not what his look like. You know full well that President Trump and his family are complying with all the ethical rules, everything they need to do to step away from his businesses. and be a full-time president.”