Mitt Romney is gripped with fear about releasing his tax returns

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19. The Focus on the returns could come from a different angle, too ...

In ten years of returns, focus could also be placed on what his specific investments were.

In the world of global finance and investment, it could be some foreign investments could be either embarrassing or even violate some US embargoes and sanctions. If he invested in a French or other european firm that supplied nuclear technology or centrifuge parts to Iran. Or violating the embargo to Cuba, or North Korea. There are any number of possibilities of investments that would appeal to a global investor, that would be very unattractive if you were running for president.

Though it could be monetary concerns like paying little or no taxes, it could also be in what, and where he was invested, if the money was repatriated or stashed, and at what time he was invested in foreign companies, in relation to past foreign policy. The possibilities are endless, and could conceivably include trading with the enemy in a convoluted fashion. That has been known to happen in the past, Prescot comes to mind.