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Obamas and Bidens released tax documents, why won't Trump?

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buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin With two months left before the general election, Republican presidential nominee, Donald J. Trump has evaded providing tax records the entire time he has sought the highest seat in the land.   Sharing tax records is a part of the  normal written and unwritten rules of e ngagement in politics .   Presidential hopefuls are subject to all types of prying in to their personal affairs, including personal finances.   It is not a legal requirement, but the Ameri can people have come to expect to see candidates' income tax returns , somehow eq ua ting the man agement of perso nal funds with the ability t o manage the U.S. Econom y . To date, Trump has not cooperated with the request for his tax records. His running mate, Mike Pence is expected to provide his tax records some time this week.   On August 23, 2016,  the Washington P ost released  a vat of financial records they collected for the book  "Trump ...