The California state Senate on Thursday approved a bill to require candidates appearing on the presidential primary ballot — including President Trump — to release five years' worth of income tax returns.
The measure was approved in a 27-10 vote, according to The Associated Press. California, for the first time, will be one of the first states to hold its presidential primary in the 2020 cycle.
The bill is a response to Trump's insistence that he will not release his tax returns as presidential candidates traditionally have done, claiming he is under audit. If the bill becomes law and Trump does not release his returns, he may not appear on the California primary ballot.
"We believe that President Trump, if he truly doesn’t have anything to hide, should step up and release his tax returns,” said state Sen. Mike McGuire (D) who co-authored the bill, according to the AP.
All 10 Republicans in the state Senate voted against the bill's passage.
It is a foregone conclusion that Trump will NOT release his tax forms. The information in his returns will reveal him as a criminal and likely get him impeached.
We may see the largest popular vote loss per capita in the history of the United States with Hawaii, California, and 3 other states already removing a tax returnless Trump from the ballot.
Justin King
Didn't Trump already release his tax returns and maddow got super butthurt over it because he was clean or is this just some Mandela effect shit?
Pleasing them isn't going to shut them up for a second. They are rab(b)id and should be put down.
Zachary Thomas
More like trump is such a scumbag and has done so much shady shit in his life, they can't help but turn over rocks and find endless stuff to impeach him. You seriously think trump is an ok dude? He hasn't even kept his promises, despite his "kept promises" banners.
Brandon Ross
He apparently leaked them to maddow too before making them public just before her show. Hes done stuff like that before to troll people.
Ayden Rivera
as the presidential election is a federal matter, shouldn't who appears on the ballot fall under the FEC's jurisdiction? Why do states get to stack the ballot?
Nicholas Russell
If so, why didn't they dump all this supposed info during the election? Because they don't have jack shit.
