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Hillary for America
"Investigation"
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0:30 ad from Sept. 25, 2016, no information on buy.
Hillary
Clinton (voiceover): I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve
this
message.
[Music]
TEXT: Donald Trump's
deep ties to Russia are a real problem. And a detailed
investigation shows us why.
ABC Newsman: An ABC
News investigation has found his real estate fortunes have benefited
greatly from Russian investors, putting a get tough U.S. policy with
Russia in direct conflict with his bottom line.
TEXT:
American
policy
on
Russia
is
in direct conflict with Trump's bottom
line.
George
Will: That's perhaps one more reason why we're not seeing
his tax returns because he is deeply involved with Russian oligarchs.
Male
Voice: He doesn't want his tax returns out there. Female Voice: Why?
Female Announcer:
What could Trump's tax returns tell us? A lot.
TEXT: No more excuses, Donald. Release your hidden tax returns.
Notes: The Sept. 25
press release...
New HFA Ad On
Trump’s Failure to Release Tax Returns,
Hiding His Russian Business Dealings
Hillary for America is airing a new television ad which
links Donald Trump’s unprecedented refusal to release his tax returns
to the growing concerns about his financial conflicts of interests
especially with Russia. Trump has failed to disclose the most basic
information expected from presidential candidates and the latest
revelations about his connections to Russia make it all the more
pressing that he disclose the extent of his financial network and how
he will divest from it.
The ad highlights new revelations this week that
Trump’s
financial ties to Russia are far more extensive than previously
understood. Trump has apparently profited from “hundreds of millions of
dollars” invested by Russian business interests which could impact his
national security decisions as president. ABC News reported this week
that Trump profited from hundreds of millions of dollars in Russian
business deals, potentially giving motive to his Pro-Kremlin policies.
In addition, Yahoo News discovered that
one of Trump’s foreign policy advisors is
being investigated by U.S. intelligence officials for ties to
the Kremlin. Sure enough, a recent op-ed by the Chief
White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush and the chief
White House ethics lawyer for President Obama argued that “A Trump
presidency would be ethically compromised” because of conflicts of
interests like these.
The details of his conflicts remain a mystery. While every
major
party nominee in the last 40 years has released their tax returns,
Trump has refused. Recently, Donald Trump, Jr., admitted the real reason Trump
won’t
release
his
tax
returns
is because it would “distract” from his
message. Recently, GOP Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said
Trump
should
release
his
tax
returns as did GOP Chairman of the
Government Oversight Committee Jason Chaffetz. In
comparison, Hillary Clinton released her 2015 personal tax
return – meaning all returns have been public back to 1977 - and
Senator Tim Kaine and his wife Anne Holton released 10 years of their
returns.