Donald Trump gets a note from his attorney saying he "gets no money of any type from Russia, with some exceptions." Says he might release tax returns when he leaves office.

BREAKING: Trump lawyer: Tax returns from past 10 years show no "income of any type from Russian sources," with few exceptions.

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 12, 2017

With "some exceptions?"

Here is the actual letter.

NEW: @EamonJavers obtained a copy of the letter from Trump's lawyer. This is it. --> pic.twitter.com/0lvSyHanRj

— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) May 12, 2017

Courtesy of WaPo: 

The White House on Friday released a letter from two tax attorneys for President Trump claiming that Trump’s only income from Russian sources in the last 10 years came from fees for hosting the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013, his sale of a Palm Beach mansion to a Russian businessman in 2008 and his company’s routine sales of condo units and golf games to Russians. 

The attorneys said their analysis came from a review of Trump’s tax returns for the last 10 years. However, they did not release the returns or provide any documents to support their claims. 

The letter, from lawyers Sheri A. Dillon and William F. Nelson, also asserted that Trump holds no debt from Russian lenders and holds no equity in Russian entities. They explained that because of the way that Trump operates his businesses, his corporate income and debt would be disclosed on his personal tax returns.

Waiting for that other shoe to drop?

Here you go:

Using the services of that firm makes sense for Trump, as Morgan Lewis is a world-renowned organization. In fact, just last year, Chambers and Partners rated them as the top firm in a certain country, and guess which one it is. 

Did you guess Russia? You probably guessed Russia. 

It’s Russia. 

So yes the law firm that just sent a letter claiming that Donald Trump has no concerning financial ties to Russia, is in fact rated as the top legal firm in Russia.

No red flags there, right?

Of course ALL of this could be cleared up if Trump would simply release his tax returns, like virtually every other president before him.

And he says he may well do that.

When you might ask?

Courtesy of HuffPo:

“Nobody cares about my tax return except for the reporters,” he said. “Oh, at some point I’ll release them. Maybe I’ll release them after I’m finished because I’m very proud of them, actually. I did a good job.” 

“I might release them after I’m out of office,” he added, after White House communications official Hope Hicks interrupted to say, “Once the audit is over.”

First of all this is a lie.

How do I know it's a lie? Because Trump said it.

Secondly NOBODY cares about Trump's taxes once he is out of office.

Thirdly there is absolutely NO doubt that there is something in Trump's tax returns that he is worried would damage him, and his presidency in some way.

We know that because releasing them would be the simplest, and most effective, way to put many of these questions about Russia to rest.

The only reason he would continue this game of cat and mouse, is because he knows that releasing them would cause more harm than keeping them under wraps.

(Sorta like Sarah Palin refusing to release Trig's birth certificate for all of these years.)

I'm telling you right now if this were a Democrat in the White House the Republicans would be running around with their hair on fire yelling that the sky was falling.

I think it is well past time for Democrats to do the same.