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Timothy L. O'Brien

A New Reason for Trump to Release His Tax Returns: Helsinki

They’d show whether business dealings in Russia could give Putin leverage over the president.

Whispers.

Whispers.

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In case you've forgotten about them, President Donald Trump's personal income tax returns still matter. So do the Trump Organization's business relationships and finances. If you ever doubted either of those things, consider the president's meeting in Helsinki on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

During their press conference, the subject of "compromising" information arose at the very end of their briefing.