Two Ways to Handle Disclosures

First Read: “We witnessed two very different disclosures on Tuesday. One candidate (Jeb Bush) controlled his disclosure regarding his taxes, and even had a story to tell about his business work and about how all Americans (including the wealthiest) should pay less in taxes. Another candidate (Hillary Clinton) let others control the rollout of her State Department emails. Of course, there doesn’t appear to be any disqualifying smoking gun in Hillary’s emails. But one person looked prepared; the other didn’t. One was proactive; one was reactive.”

Rick Klein: “For reporters spending a portion of Tuesday clicking through dueling document dumps, the contrast was unmistakable – and, of course, that just might have been intentional. Jeb Bush released 33 years of his own tax returns, along with his personal email address. A partial trove of Hillary Clinton’s old emails, meanwhile, were released as well – by the State Department, under court order, and under a cloud of questions about what’s not included.”