MSNBC host Rachel Maddow set a new standard for over-hyping a television show with last Tuesday’s debacle regarding President Donald Trump’s federal income tax returns.
About an hour and a half before her usual 9 p.m. broadcast, Maddow was tweeting “breaking news” that she somehow had gotten copies of the Trump tax returns, and would reveal them on her show.
This news created a major publicity balloon that was almost immediately deflated when the White House scooped Maddow by releasing the topline news that Mr. Trump had paid $38 million in federal taxes on income of $150 million in 2005.
During the course of the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s GOP primary opponents, the mainstream media, Democrats and finally Hillary Clinton pressured him to release his income tax returns for public scrutiny.
The GOP candidate said he would after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) completed an audit that was underway. That position did nothing to satisfy his critics.
Learn how the Maddow “revelation” blew up in her face, subjected her to widespread humiliation, and actually benefited the President.
Maddow likely finds herself in legal jeopardy for breaking any laws regarding unauthorized release of tax return information. It all is explained on the next page.
Take a chill pill
Jerry Kauffman Then publish yours. Someone ever published mine I’d sue the hell out them and win.
Lock her up with her reporter friend that obtained the illegally leaked tax info of President Trump.
Blah, blah, blah…..NOT!!!
Take her off the air
Supreme Court said you have a first amendment right to talk about a person’s tax return all you want. But, when you publish them without permission ( I.e. showing them on tv ) is a violation of that person’s right to privacy. One civil right cannot supersede another civil right.
Took the BIG FOOT and stuck it in the BIG MOUTH!!
You are a pig
Have fun Jean Daby.
If she actually broke the law let’s make an example of this idiot and prosecute