George Zornick: Ten Top Romney Donors Hold Billions Offshore

George Zornick: Ten Top Romney Donors Hold Billions Offshore

George Zornick: Ten Top Romney Donors Hold Billions Offshore

Ten out of Mitt’s top eleven donors also find ways to stash money in low- or no-tax countries.

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Romney won’t disclose what money he may be hiding overseas, but we do know where his donors put their billions. Ten of the eleven top contributors to Mitt’s campaign (who contribute through political action committees and employees, not directly) abuse offshore tax havens, and some are the most notorious in the business for doing so. Citigroup, for example, has over 1,200 offshore tax havens, and is the sixth biggest donor to the campaign. Nation writer George Zornick went on The Ed Show last night to shed more light on why the presumptive GOP candidate needs to open his books now.

—Zoë Schlanger

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