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Marlene Breverman stashed this in Political Karma

https://www.cnet.com/news/linkedin-founder-reid-hoffman-donald-trump-tax-returns-hillary-clinton/

Marlene Breverman
12:54 PM Sep 13 2016

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LinkedIn founder and Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman is offering to donate up to $5 million to charity if Donald Trump releases his income tax returns.

Hoffman made his offer Monday in a post on Medium calling attention to a veteran's crowdfunding effort challenging Trump to release his returns. If the Republican nominee releases his returns before the final presidential debate on October 19, the CrowdPac effort launched by Marine Corp veteran Pete Kiernan will donate the money raised to a handful of veterans groups.

Despite numerous calls to publicly disclose his tax returns, Trump has refused, saying he would only release them once the IRS finishes an audit. Mike Pence, Trump's running mate, has already released his tax documents, as have Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, and her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia.

Hoffman said if Kiernan's campaign reaches or exceeds its funding target, he will contribute to the campaign with a donation equal to quintuple (five times) the total raised, up to $5 million. Thanks to Hoffman's attention, the campaign surpassed its initial target in a few hours Monday.

"Given Trump's vocal support of veterans, I imagine he will recognize the great good that can come from Kiernan's proposal," Hoffman offered in his post.

As of this writing, the campaign had raised $50,000 toward a revised goal of $1 million.

Representatives for Trump's presidential campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

LinkedIn founder and Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman is offering to donate up to $5 million to charity if Donald Trump releases his income tax returns.

Hoffman made his offer Monday in a <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://medium.com/@reidhoffman/a-26-year-old-marine-corps-vet-has-a-plan-to-liberate-trumps-tax-returns-4a682da7787d#.uw4k14rru">post on Medium</a> calling attention to a veteran's crowdfunding effort challenging Trump to release his returns. If the Republican nominee releases his returns before the final presidential debate on October 19, the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/74424/mr-trump-we-challenge-you-release-your-tax-returns-and-well-donate-to-these-veterans-organizations">CrowdPac effort</a> launched by Marine Corp veteran Pete Kiernan will donate the money raised to a handful of veterans groups.

Despite numerous calls to publicly disclose his tax returns, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/election-2016/">Trump has refused</a>, saying he would only release them once the IRS finishes an audit. Mike Pence, Trump's running mate, has already released his tax documents, as have Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, and her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia.

Hoffman said if Kiernan's campaign reaches or exceeds its funding target, he will contribute to the campaign with a donation equal to quintuple (five times) the total raised, up to $5 million. Thanks to Hoffman's attention, the campaign surpassed its initial target in a few hours Monday.

"Given Trump's vocal support of veterans, I imagine he will recognize the great good that can come from Kiernan's proposal," Hoffman offered in his post.

As of this writing, the campaign had raised $50,000 toward a revised goal of $1 million.

Representatives for Trump's presidential campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

Marlene Breverman
12:56 PM Sep 13 2016

He clearly has a specific reason he's not sharing that information.

Adam Rifkin
9:41 PM Sep 13 2016

I bet "reasons", as in plural.

Marlene Breverman
10:02 PM Sep 13 2016

Loopholes, errors, or something more serious?

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/06/the-great-trump-tax-mysteries

Adam Rifkin
10:08 PM Sep 13 2016

Many things – plural – more serious.

Marlene Breverman
10:15 PM Sep 13 2016

"N.Y. Times editor: I'd risk jail to publish Donald Trump's taxes"

http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/12/media/ny-times-editor-jail-donald-trump-taxes/index.html?sr=twCNN091216ny-times-editor-jail-donald-trump-taxes0402PMVODtopLink&linkId=28647830

Marlene Breverman
10:13 PM Sep 13 2016

Meanwhile, six theories:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/26/inside-the-5-theories-for-why-donald-trump-isnt-releasing-his-tax-returns/

Adam Rifkin
10:20 PM Sep 13 2016

More from Reid Hoffman:

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More from Reid Hoffman:

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Adam Rifkin
9:47 AM Sep 14 2016

Trump now has a 1 in 3 chance of winning.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-has-clintons-bad-weekend-moved-the-polls/

Adam Rifkin
1:15 PM Sep 14 2016

Hope this new media-wide probing starts a counter-point:

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http://www.newsweek.com/2016/09/23/donald-trump-foreign-business-deals-national-security-498081.html

Marlene Breverman
2:14 PM Sep 14 2016

Trump thinks what keeps the cash flowing to him and his family IS what's best for America.

Adam Rifkin
3:08 PM Sep 15 2016

LinkedIn's founder offers $5M to see Trump's tax returns

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