Mr. Trump, we challenge you: release your tax returns and we'll donate to these veterans organizations

Hey Everyone,

I’m truly touched by all the support for this campaign. Together we’ve raised over $100,000 just a day after Reid Hoffman pledged to match our donations by a multiple of 5. That means we’ve raised over $600,000.00 in a grassroots campaign demanding that integrity still matters in our elections.

We’ve had over 1,000 contributions in a single day, showing that this has gone viral and is quickly growing into a movement, to support veterans while holding Trump accountable to release his tax returns. We’ve been tagged in over a dozen articles and news segments, CNN, Fox and Forbes just to name a few.

This campaign shows that when organized, people still have a voice in this election. Please share and endorse our campaign as widely as possible so we can hit our $1,000,000 (+$5,000,000) goal before the final debate.

Below are some of our highlights:

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a48567/trump-tax-returns-military-veteran-campaign/

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/14/us/politics/linkedin-hoffman-trump-tax-returns-veterans.html?_r=0

http://www.businessinsider.com/reid-hoffman-millions-to-vets-donald-trump-tax-returns-2016-9

I just up'ed my goal - I cant believe it Reid Hoffman just pledged $5million if we raise $1million. This is crazy, please help me get to this goal - Let's put as much pressure as we can on Trump to release his Tax Returns. $6 million going to Veterans Organizations seems like a good incentive to me!!

Dear Friends,

Every year I raise money for gold star families, like those of the friends I lost in Afghanistan. This campaign is a clever way to take advantage of the political climate and raise money for veteran groups while holding Trump accountable. There are billions of dollars spent every election cycle, this is a way to make sure some of it goes to the causes that truly matter. Please share this campaign and donating to support veterans.

I am so thankful for the opportunity to have been on Rachel Maddow's show tonight. I got to talk about some substantive issues overlooked by the media. By good friend Matt Zeller founded and runs No One Left Behind, a great organization fighting to bring interpreters back to the United States, and theHeadstrong Project is a great organization started by Zachary Iscol offering free therapy to veterans suffering from PTSD. Thanks for helping give a voice to veterans and reflecting on the effects after 15 years of war.

This week, four years ago, I started my freshman year at Columbia University after separating from the military. Over the last three years, I have worked to engage and build on a veteran community both at Columbia and the broader New York City. Last night I was humbled to have the privilege to attend and bring a number of fellow veterans to the Commander-in-Chief forum. As I saw the room fill with friends and familiar faces, I couldn’t help but appreciate the NYC veteran community and everything they have worked so hard to accomplish.

Yet I found myself frustrated with the Commander-in-Chief forum, not because of the event or the organizations running it, but because of imperfect candidates. I was frustrated about hard hitting questions going unasked, and a room full of veterans spanning decades of conflicts who left underwhelmed. I thought back to everything this community has built, and everything this community has bled and fought for, and wondered how this was could happen.

Regardless of political opinions, Hillary Clinton has released 8 years of her personal tax returns. Donald Trump, however, has refused to do the same. I cannot sit idly and watch while Trump’s integrity goes unchallenged.

Any servicemember who has ever held a security clearance has been subjected to a rigorous background check, to include personal finances, affiliations, and drug activity, all for good reason. The nation entrusts its defense to this small group of talented and determined patriots, in return for this responsibility the nation asks for honesty and integrity. I believe that to be the Commander-in-Chief of this group, you should be held to the same standards.

I am calling on Donald J. Trump to release his tax returns. Every President since Nixon has released their tax returns as an important mechanism of transparency, showing Americans what organizations they support and are affiliated with. In seeking to do my civic duty as an informed and independent voter, I am starting a campaign to pressure Trump to release his tax returns.

This fundraising campaign will raise money for ten veterans groups. Only if Trump releases his tax returns, will any donors be charged and money donated to these organizations. Trump claims to love veterans, and so we’re asking him to put his money where his mouth is. These ten groups all support causes that I personally believe in and best identify with the current generation of millennial veterans.

To be clear, raising and donating this money to veterans groups will not cost a penny to Donald Trump, just the release of his tax returns. I’m asking people to donate whatever they would to support these charities.

#taxreturnsforvets

#intergritymatters