I stand by my contention that Trump lied about releasing his taxes. It was an intentional big fat lie. Like so much of what he says. Lots of big fat lies. He said he would release his taxes when the audit was completed. That is true. That's what our liar-in-chief said. I wonder if the feds are still auditing his taxes from 2010, or 2011 or 2012, or 2103, or 2014, or 2015, etc. etc. etc. Will he live up to his word that he will release his taxes that aren't under audit? Mark my word. Not this liar. Like I said, he effortlessly moves from one lie to another. The expression "pathological liar" is absolutely applicable when it is used to describe our president. The next thing I expect to hear from those who refuse to discuss his constant lying is why lying is necessary. They will defend our president's ongoing lies by presenting some absurd rationale about why lying serves a greater purpose.
Originally Posted by agrarian
The excessive lying isn't necessary. It's stupid. There are a lot of people who won't vote for him because of it.
On the tax returns specifically he sounds like the little boy who cried wolf. Yeah, the first time around MAYBE that served a purpose, getting a naive few who believed the audit excuse to vote for him who otherwise would have voted for Hillary. The second time around it doesn't hold water.
Still, like I said earlier, this is America. He's entitled to keep his tax returns private if he wants to. And if I were him, there's no way I'd put them out in public for every Tom, Dick and Harry to rifle through.
By the way, he's not literally lying about the audits. He and/or his companies will be under one audit or another until the day he dies.
The bigger question is why will some of us potentially believe it's necessary to vote for him in 2020 despite all this. Answer: Because the new Democratic Party elite, headlined by Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren scare the hell out of us -- see my reply to your and SpeedRacer's posts in the "Trump Another Lie" thread.