Tax Returns Coming Tonight?

[Illiniwek]

https://twitter.com/maddow/status/841795163664089089

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I have to say, if they are really out there, I have a hard time believing that they would make it to a scheduled broadcast and wouldn't be leaked on the internet any earlier.

[Crumpets]

If it were anybody other than Maddow, I'd be pretty darn skeptical. But she's like the one person on MSNBC that has a reputation to uphold.

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

If it were anybody other than Maddow, I'd be pretty darn skeptical. But she's like the one person on MSNBC that has a reputation to uphold.

[GlobeSoc]

Yyyuuuge, if true

[Devout Centrist]

Ratings bait, nothing more.

[heatcharger]

The fact that she said "Trump tax returns" and not "Trump's tax returns" has me extremely suspicious. I think this will either be really old returns or it'll be one of his family members. Great for TV I guess.

[Cashew]

Even more interesting would be if somebody released his health records, both mental and physical. The real ones.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Who cares? The NYT leaked a bunch of them and it didn't prevent him from winning. I doubt whatever we'll find out will make any difference in people's attitudes.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

[kyc0705]

If it were anybody other than Maddow, I'd be pretty darn skeptical. But she's like the one person on MSNBC that has a reputation to uphold.

[The_Doctor]

Highly skeptical of this. I don't think this is the bombshell.

[GlobeSoc]

Highly skeptical of this. I don't think this is the bombshell.

I agree, the 2008-2016 tax returns won't be a bombshell, but they could be crucial evidence confirming a separate thing that brings him down

[ApatheticAustrian]

Who cares? The NYT leaked a bunch of them and it didn't prevent him from winning. I doubt whatever we'll find out will make any difference in people's attitudes.

i would like to know anyway, if my suspicions are correct and if this man is really connected to foreign powers or is highly in debt, etc etc.

[The_Doctor]

Highly skeptical of this. I don't think this is the bombshell.

I agree, the 2008-2016 tax returns won't be a bombshell, but they could be crucial evidence confirming a separate thing that brings him down

No, I'm skeptical that she has them. Why not the NYT? Why not give them to a reputable organization that would publish them? Why Maddow?

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Highly skeptical of this. I don't think this is the bombshell.

I agree, the 2008-2016 tax returns won't be a bombshell, but they could be crucial evidence confirming a separate thing that brings him down

No, I'm skeptical that she has them. Why not the NYT? Why not give them to a reputable organization that would publish them? Why Maddow?

The NYT isn't viewed as a reputable organization anymore.

[SteveRogers]

Highly skeptical of this. I don't think this is the bombshell.

I agree, the 2008-2016 tax returns won't be a bombshell, but they could be crucial evidence confirming a separate thing that brings him down

No, I'm skeptical that she has them. Why not the NYT? Why not give them to a reputable organization that would publish them? Why Maddow?

That depends entirely on who the source is and what their motivation for leaking these is. For instance, if the source is timing the leak to sow chaos during the GOP healthcare bill fight, they may have thought the NYT was too likely to sit on these longer before publishing.

[KingSweden]

Highly skeptical of this. I don't think this is the bombshell.

I agree, the 2008-2016 tax returns won't be a bombshell, but they could be crucial evidence confirming a separate thing that brings him down

No, I'm skeptical that she has them. Why not the NYT? Why not give them to a reputable organization that would publish them? Why Maddow?

Yeah this is my thought too. Who knows

[The_Doctor]

Highly skeptical of this. I don't think this is the bombshell.

I agree, the 2008-2016 tax returns won't be a bombshell, but they could be crucial evidence confirming a separate thing that brings him down

No, I'm skeptical that she has them. Why not the NYT? Why not give them to a reputable organization that would publish them? Why Maddow?

That depends entirely on who the source is and what their motivation for leaking these is. For instance, if the source is timing the leak to sow chaos during the GOP healthcare bill fight, they may have thought the NYT was too likely to sit on these longer before publishing.

But again, this is a major thing. If the tax returns have something explosive, why release to a major liberal voice, where they can be caricatured as merely Fake News instead of an organization, like CNN? I am aware that CNN/NYT may be considered Fake News or discredited (I don't agree but whatever) but Maddow is just too easy to attack as slanted.

We'll see, I guess.

[Devout Centrist]

Highly skeptical of this. I don't think this is the bombshell.

I agree, the 2008-2016 tax returns won't be a bombshell, but they could be crucial evidence confirming a separate thing that brings him down

No, I'm skeptical that she has them. Why not the NYT? Why not give them to a reputable organization that would publish them? Why Maddow?

Could've acquired them by less than legal means.

[ApatheticAustrian]

The NYT isn't viewed as a reputable organization anymore.

which classical media organization would you suggest as "more reputable"?

[Matty]

The general rule is that usually when something isn't leaked without warning, it is likely not a big deal.

[RI]

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[The Other Castro]

Yashar‏ @yashar
Three sources have told me the tax returns on Maddow tonight are 2005 tax returns and Trump reports 150 million in income.

[Devout Centrist]

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Boo

[The_Doctor]

White House confirms that Rachel Maddow does have Trump's 2005 1040 return, which indicates $38 million paid on an income of $150 million. This isn't the explosive bombshell, per se.

Not that it's not coming; I definitely think someone has Trumpy's 2008-2016 tax returns but they'll be leaked to an organization like the Guardian, etc. Bringing down Trumpy is a long term endeavor.