@Baldimo,
Quote: They wanted to see his effective tax rate was and use it as a weapon.
The legal taxes that he pays on his legal income may raise a few eyebrows but I really don't think it can be used as a weapon. Immature or inexperienced people might think there's an issue but serious critics know that his tax rates shouldn't be the focus as long as his tax preparers comply with the law.
Those two pages tell us nothing. The call for him to share his tax returns (as has been the custom for decades) is more concerned with determining the amount of income he makes overseas, especially since he began doing business in Russia. But releasing a few pages from 12 year old returns is just not a big deal, one way or the other.
From what I understand, Maddow could have done a better job preparing her audience for this non-story but the idea that your tax returns might just appear in some reporter's mailbox must make Trump feel a little bit uncomfortable.