Coincidentally, on the same day that The NYTimes claims Donald Trump paid no taxes last year (though not illegally), The Clintons have chosen to release their tax records.
- *CLINTONS EARNED $10.6M ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME IN 2015: FILING
- *CLINTONS TOTAL TAX PAID IN 2015 WAS $3.6M, TAX RECORDS SHOW
- *CLINTONS DONATED 9.8% OF ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME TO CHARITY: STMT
As AP reports, Hillary Clinton's campaign says the Democratic nominee and her husband paid a federal tax rate of 34.2 percent and donated 9.8 percent of their income to charity last year.
The Clintons are releasing their 2015 filings on Friday. Her campaign is also releasing returns from running mate Tim Kaine and his wife.
The campaign says the Kaines have donated 7.5 percent of their income to charity over the last decade. They paid an effective tax rate of 25.6 percent in 2015.
Clinton is trying to undercut the trustworthiness of rival Donald Trump. He has refused to disclose any returns, breaking tradition with all recent presidential candidates.
Trump says he won't release them until Internal Revenue Service completes audits of his returns.
The Clintons have disclosed returns for every year since 1977.
The campaign did not directly disclose – though the filings do:
- Bill Clinton received $5.2 million last year from speeches.
- Hillary Clinton made $4.75 million in speaking and book money in 2015
So The Clintons made a shitload of money… paid their taxes patriotically… and gave plenty to charity… But one quick question (via WSJ comments):
How much of the Clinton charity donations (10% per article) went to the Clinton Foundation? Taking a deduction for contributing to the employer of your daughter and expense payer of your husband is awesome.
Perhaps The Clinton Campaign was worried that the polls have started to turn since she laid out her economic vision… mimiccing many of Trump's policies…
Of course – the narrative is now set for the weekend – "what is Donald Trump hiding?" or some such bullshit… we wonder when Hillary's Goldman transcripts… or health records will be released.
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