Barack Obama has challenged Hillary Clinton to release her tax returns as the two presidential candidates are still battling for the Democratic party nomination.
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign revealed the couple earned $109 million, paid $33 million in taxes and gave more than $10 million to charity between 2000 and 2007.
By: Jennifer Hong
Apr 4, 2008, 6:17 PM EDT
According to tax information publicly released on Friday, Democrat Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have earned $109 million since 2000. The information is based on eight years of tax information. The $109 million in earnings also includes Bill Clinton's $51 million in speech income. Tax records released by Hillary Clintons presidential campaign revealed the Clintons paid $33 million in estimated taxes and gave more than $10 million to charity between 2000 and 2007.
Barack Obama has challenged Senator Clinton to release her tax returns as the two presidential candidates are still battling for the Democratic party nomination. They face Republican John McCain in November. Senator Obama publicly released his tax returns from 2000 to 2006 last week. The Obama campaign has accused Clinton of being secretive and shielding documents from public knowledge. While Presidential candidates are not required to release tax returns, they often do. Obama and Clinton are both required only to file disclosure statements that give a wide range of income and provide fewer details on finances and holdings as senators. The biggest earnings for the Clintons were 2004 and 2007, when they made $20 million for each year. The 2004 income included more than $15 million in business income primarily from Bill Clinton's speeches. Source: NewsOXY.com Hillary Clinton Releases Tax Information
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