Congressional Democrats are embroiled in the fight to try to compel the release of President Trump's taxes, which he continues to decline to do. But with the deadline to file taxes coming Monday, it's Democratic candidates who are in the spotlight.
As Democrats try to grab the higher ground on transparency with regard to their personal finances, so far only three of the almost 20 notable Democratic candidates have released their 2018 returns as of Thursday night.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York have released them. Gillibrand was the first to do so. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota has also released 12 years of taxes through 2017 so far. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is pledging to release his by Monday. Kamala Harris, Beto O'Rourke, Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker and others have indicated they will release them, but haven't been specific about when.
1. Conflicts of interest: Where does their money come from and could that influence the kind of policy they try to implement as president for the rest of us?
Democratic House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal of Massachusetts formally requested six years of Trump's taxes. But Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin missed a deadline Neal set. Mnuchin cited the need for more time to consult with the Justice Department.
"I wrote a best-selling book," he told The New York Times. "If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too."
Sanders' earnings were a nearly five-fold increase from 2014, when he and his wife Jane made just under $206,000 combined, according to tax returns Sanders released during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Klobuchar and her husband John Bessler made $294,000 together in 2017. They gave $5,075 to charity, or less than 2 percent.
Texans Beto O'Rourke and Julián Castro have said they will release their taxes, but aren't committing to how many years they will put out.