Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170315:01:48:00
Refuse to release his taxes of his own accord which makes this release -- who knows where it came from -- both an interesting news development and potentially a his stohistoric one. joining us now, michael beschloss. michael, thank you for coming on the program on short notice. we appreciate you being with us. >> thanks, rachel, nice to talk. >> i tried to sum up why the release of presidential tax returns has become a main stay of our politics. why did it start with nixon? why has it stayed important since them? >> well, in the time of watergate richard nixon got into big trouble because it e...