The Democrats’ open campaign to get rid of Trump extra-constitutionally, using every institution they control from the FBI to the media, is enormously destructive. The consequences need to be severe enough to ensure it is not repeated.
Robert W. Wood:
“…The fervent quest for President Trump’s tax returns continues, and is actually heating up. So with all the tax return fever, shouldn’t he just hand them over? Like MAGA hats and the Wall, President Trump’s tax returns are polarizing, perhaps even a flash point. Scuffles over President Trump’s tax returns are hardly new, although the stakes and the forum may be changing. Anyone else would surely have handed them over before the 2016 election. But at this point, the President should arguably keep them private until the courts order otherwise. His administration may well help him do that. It is not surprising that the President’s tax advisers are telling him to sit tight. In fact, as a lawyer for clients with tax problems, it hard for me to conjure up a tax reason for the President to reveal his returns for dissection. Of course, this isn’t really about taxes. But political considerations may well cut the same way. Any scrutiny he faced as a candidate will pale against today’s feeding frenzy. Trump’s tax returns will be pilloried by armies of experts, perhaps even placing him on the grassy knoll with Ted Cruz’s father. Even if his storied audit is over, Congressional or public viewing could change that. His tax returns could become the new Mueller investigation…”