More than half the country agrees: Trump should release his tax returns

In May, about 64 percent of Americans agreed with Sanford — including 41 percent of Republican registered voters, according to Washington Post-ABC News polling. About 29 percent of registered Republicans “strongly” thought he should.

You could argue, based on those numbers, that Trump has no political incentive to do anything with his taxes. And Sanford has been a critic of Trump in the past. But as his op-ed indicates, he’s still planning to vote for him. So are 83 percent of registered Republican voters, according to an August Washington Post-ABC News poll. (Though we are obligated to point out that 83 percent is a low number for recent presidential candidates.)

But here’s where Trump’s tax issue ventures into potentially tricky political territory for him: Almost 60 percent of independents think Trump should release his tax returns — and almost all of them feel strongly about it.