THE BAIS HAVAAD HALACHA JOURNAL: Volume 5776 Issue XXXIV Bechukosai COMING CLEAN Public officials and their duty to dispel suspicion By: Rabbi Yosef Fund
For decades, every major presidential candidate has released his or her tax records. While it is not a legal requirement, this tradition is intended to shed light on whether a candidate attempts to take advantage of the tax structure, and is often a sticking point on the campaign trail.
“For the last 30 to 40 years, every candidate for president has released their tax returns, and I think Donald Trump should as well,” Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, told Business Insider in a recent interview.
Over the past several months, Trump has resisted calls to release his returns, citing legal advice to wait until the IRS completes an audit of his records. On the other side of the aisle, Hillary Clinton, potential presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, was reluctant to release a different set of records. Mrs. Clinton held out for quite some time before she was forced to release her email records, many of which included private information that the public demanded to know.
In this article we will examine the right of the public to review the records of officials in a position of power and the duty of candidates or appointees for public office to provide such information – according to Halacha.
For decades, every major presidential candidate has released his or her tax records. While it is not a legal requirement, this tradition is intended to shed light on whether a candidate attempts to take advantage of the tax structure, and is often a sticking point on the campaign trail.
“For the last 30 to 40 years, every candidate for president has released their tax returns, and I think Donald Trump should as well,” Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, told Business Insider in a recent interview.
Over the past several months, Trump has resisted calls to release his returns, citing legal advice to wait until the IRS completes an audit of his records. On the other side of the aisle, Hillary Clinton, potential presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, was reluctant to release a different set of records. Mrs. Clinton held out for quite some time before she was forced to release her email records, many of which included private information that the public demanded to know.
In this article we will examine the right of the public to review the records of officials in a position of power and the duty of candidates or appointees for public office to provide such information – according to Halacha.
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