Let’s see Trump’s tax returns

Re “Newsom’s slippery slope,” column, Aug. 15

Politics surely played the role in demanding tax returns for President Trump for California’s March 3, 2020, primary election ballot. However, I decidedly differ with George Skelton’s analysis.

Despite the legalese of his argument about disclosure, the California and American people absolutely need to know as much as possible about the candidates they support.

Would patients go to a physician who has a lurid history of unethical behavior or an arm’s length of malpractice suits? They can visit the California Medical Board. Need a contractor? Visit the California contractor site. Yet we entrust candidates with our treasured votes and know very little about their history. Paul Milberg Woodland Hills

Yet again, the Los Angeles Times gets it wrong regarding Gov. Newsom’s decision to sign Senate Bill 27.

SB 27 has been interpreted as constitutional by some of our nation’s foremost constitutional lawyers, including Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. The challenges to the law are motivated by partisanship and the desire to shield President Trump from any accountability for his conflicts of interest, violations of the Emoluments Clause, and other crimes that he has possibly committed.

Instead of echoing Republican talking points, The Times should be supporting the utilization of every possible legal tool in order to hold this lawless administration accountable. Joshua Steele Studio City