> Ecause them Romney would be sweating bullets wondering who had the money to make him look so stupid.
"Liberal criminals paid $1M for these boring old tax returns of mine. I believe in an individual's right privacy, in personal freedom, and in the rule of law."
The data is tainted by the means of its acquisition, and (rightly or wrongly) that taint would spread through the "liberal media" to Obama's campaign itself.
Even from a purely self-interested perspective ignoring the illegality and immorality of breaking into someone's private information, the Democratic campaign most definitely doesn't want any release of tax returns tainted. What would be ideal for them is if Romney overreacted and released them on his own to pre-empt their release. As a second best alternative, if everyone just forgot about this anonymous criminal and someone plausibly unrelated released them later on.
Any release by this guy would result in a conversation centered around the release itself, not the tax documents.
"Liberal criminals paid $1M for these boring old tax returns of mine. I believe in an individual's right privacy, in personal freedom, and in the rule of law."
The data is tainted by the means of its acquisition, and (rightly or wrongly) that taint would spread through the "liberal media" to Obama's campaign itself.