In 2014, before his first presidential run, he reported an income with his wife of about $206,000, according to his tax returns. The Sanders campaign said those rates do not reflect charitable proceeds given from one of his books, which he did not deduct from his taxes. Sanders faced pressure to release his returns this year as Democrats have increasingly made an issue of President Trump’s refusal to release returns. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) released 12 years of tax returns, showing that she and husband earned about $292,000 in 2017. Jay Inslee (D) of Washington released 12 years of tax returns, showing that he and his wife earned $202,912 last year.

Source: Washington Post April 15, 2019 22:02 UTC