All the Presidents' Taxes

As you file your taxes this week—and as the president talks up tax reform—get riled up all over again about his refusal to release his returns with a brief history of this now-discarded presidential tradition. [ view in [browser](. add esquire@newsletter.esquire.com to your address book ] [Esquire]( [Sunday Reads] FOLLOW US [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [You Tube]( [Google Plus]( [All the Presidents' Taxes]( Donald Trump has made history. As you've probably heard, he's the first president – indeed, the first major party nominee – to refuse to offer an accounting of his finances in over four decades. The issue has dogged him in the past, and looks like it won't be going away: This week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the president's hopes for comprehensive tax reform will be "much harder" if he refuses to release them. "So for his own good, he ought to make them public," he said. "And the big mystery is why he hasn't." And while theories abound as to what that mystery entails, the roots of the controversy lie in Disney World. [READ MORE]( [MORE FROM ESQUIRE] [Esquire]( [Light Wash Jeans Are Spring's Most Easygoing Essential]( Trade in your dark denim for a fresh pair. [Read On]( [Esquire]( [How the Government Is Turning Protesters Into Felons]( Lost between the tumult of Inauguration Day and the spectacle of the Women's March was the arrest of 214 protesters—now facing felony charges and 10 years in prison. [Read On]( [Esquire]( [President Trump Is Throwing a Royal Tantrum, Demanding to Play with the Queen's Toys]( He reportedly wants to take a ride in her fancy gold-plated carriage when he visits the UK. [Read On]( [Esquire]( [These Are the 10 Coolest Sneakers of the Week]( From Jordan, Adidas, and more. [Read On]( [Esquire]( [Donald Trump Thinks Amanda Knox Should Be Grateful to Him]( No word on how he feels about the Central Park Five. [Read On]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Privacy Policy]( [esquire.com]( ©2017 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019