Who Is the More Secretive Candidate?

Rick Klein: “In the evolving standards Donald Trump is using for disclosure, some twists have been added. ‘Let her release lease her emails and I will release my tax returns immediately,’ Trump told Bill O’Reilly on Fox, adding on to the promise that his returns would be disclosed as soon as his ‘routine audit’ is completed. And pressed by ABC’s David Muir on why he doesn’t release his own full medical records to coax Hillary Clinton into doing the same, ‘I think I will do that’ was his response.”

“If past is predictive, voters will see neither Trump’s full medical records nor his tax returns before Nov. 8. But his changing standards for what he might release, under which conditions, and when deserve their own attention and scrutiny. Yes, Clinton is known – and rightly – for secrecy. But the amount of information Trump has not provided about his own finances and personal health remain unprecedented in modern politics.”

First Read notes that the “Let her release her emails, and I’ll release my tax returns immediately” line undermines Trump’s audit argument. It implies the audit isn’t the real excuse.