From Demand Progress:
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After Trump fired the FBI Director leading the investigation into his campaign's Russian ties, it's clearer than ever:
Trump's tax returns could contain bombshell connections to Russia.
Sign the petition: Congress must force a vote on the Presidential Tax Transparency Act, to require Trump to release his tax returns.
Trump is now outright admitting he fired the FBI Director because of the FBI's investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia.¹
But Republican leadership in Congress is
still bending over backward to protect Trump.
Trump's tax returns could contain new bombshell information about his personal links to Russia –
so Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is trying to stop legislation to disclose Trump’s taxes from even getting a vote.
Luckily, we’ve got a way to beat him.
Click here to tell Congress: Force a public vote on the Presidential Tax Transparency Act.
The Presidential Tax Transparency Act would require any sitting president – including Trump – to release the most recent 3 years of their tax returns publicly.²
If 218 members of Congress sign a "discharge petition" the bill will get a vote, no matter what Paul Ryan says.
After constantly shifting his excuses for why he hasn't released his tax returns yet (unlike everyone else who's run for president in the past 40 years), this week Trump admitted he won’t release his taxes while president.³
It’s clear we have to force the issue.
A bipartisan set of 191 members of Congress are already on board the discharge petition.⁴
We just need 27 more.
Republicans are starting to buckle under the public pressure but we will have to get LOUD to make it happen.
Tell Congress: Force a public vote on the bill requiring Trump to disclose his taxes.
Thanks,
Kurt Walters
Campaign Director
Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. Washington Examiner, "Trump: I thought about Russia investigation before firing Comey," May 11, 2017.
2. Congress.gov, "H.R.305 - Presidential Tax Transparency Act," Accessed May 19, 2017.
3. Los Angeles Times, "Trump now says he'll release his taxes — maybe — after he leaves office," May 11, 2017.
4. Americans for Tax Fairness, "Force a U.S. House Vote to Get President Trump's Tax Returns Through a Discharge Petition," Accessed May 20, 2017.
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