Barbour: If in Romney’s position, I would release tax docs
Were he in presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s shoes, former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour said he would release more than two years’ tax documents, something Democrats have repeatedly called on Romney to do.
“I would,” Barbour said on CNN’s “The Situation Room.” “But should it be an issue in the campaign? I don’t think it amounts to diddly.”
Democrats have criticized Romney for not releasing more than one year’s returns and an estimate of his liability for tax year 2011, which he released in late January.
Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates to ever seek the presidency, has drawn particular scrutiny, interest and criticism over his finances. And the pressure is yet greater because his father released a dozen years’ returns when seeking the presidency in the 1960s.
CNN
7/9/12
Magnolia Tribune
