david cay johnston, pulitzer prize-winning reporter, tax columnist for reuters, and a psychologist, and steve schmidt, a former senior adviser to the '08 mccain presidential campaign and a senior strategist in the bush/cheney '04 presidential campaign. so steve, we have to go straight to you. 23 years' of tax returns handed over in the vetting of a possible vice presidential candidacy for mitt romney. did you see those tax returns or who at the campaign did see those tax returns? >> no, i never saw the tack returns, lawrence. they would have been seen by rick davis who ran the vetting operation for senator mccain in that campaign. but certainly, there was nothing, as we talked about mitt romney, seriously, as a vice presidential candidate, as a team. we never talked about -- there was no indication that there were any problems with the taxes. but i don't know the specifics of them. >> but when you guys assembled an opposition file on romney in the primary, you did have a lot of bain stuff in there, which we'll be talking about in the next segment. we don't have to get into it now. it se

thank you david cay johnston. you're going to get a lot of people calling you about their personal tax returns for coming to us from new york. appreciate you coming into "the war room." up next, worn in america played in america but made overseas how mitt romney's leadership is intertwined with offshoring. fresh off the senate floor debbie stabenow enters "the war room with how her bill to keep jobs in america isn't a sure thing. debbie stabenow from michigan plus brett ehrlich is delving into the literary world. >> ann romney has penned a steamy tell-all book and i'll have all of the details after the break! you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. in your jeep grand cherokee. and when you do, you'll be

. >> tonight, david cay johnston on the new questions about mitt romney's tax returns. karen finney and hogan on the frontal attack on mitt romney's vision for america. mitt romney picks up where john left off. >> i don't think the president, by his comments, suggests an understanding what it is that makes america such a unique nation. >> weighing in on romney's attempt to paint barack obama as un-american. >>> parallel track of influence from the muslim brotherhood and the highest levels of the federal government. >> and michele bachmann's witch hunt continued this morning, despite another firm condemnation of leadership. >> accusations like this being thrown around are pretty dangerous. >>> you guys are absolutely right, and it is -- it is a matter of national survival. let me -- >> that's right. >>> no matter how hard he might try, mitt romney has not rid himself of his tax return problem, and one of his campaign's favorite surrogates, his wife, this time actually made matters worse. first, a few poll -- a new poll reveals what the public wants. by a 17-point margin,

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. >>> coming up, our expert tax detective, david cay johnston, will tell us what he thinks romney isiding in his secret returns. >>> later, the number of republicans condemning michele bachmann's witch hunt is nearing an even dozen. i'll ask what it took them so long to figure out. bachmann has no clue what she's talking about. share your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter using the #edschultz. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] ok, so you're no marathon man. but thanks to the htc one x from at&t, with its built in beats audio, every note sounds amazingly clear. ...making it easy to get lost in the music... and, well... rio vista?!! [ male announcer ] ...lost. introducing the musically enhanced htc one x from at&t. rethink possible. introducing the musically enhanced htc one x from at&t. so i test... a lot. do you test with this? freestyle lite test strips? i don't see... beep! wow! that didn't take much blood. yeah, and the unique zipwik tab targets the blood and pulls it in. so easy. yep. freestyle lite needs just a third the blood of onetouch ultra. really? so test

but david cay johnston, jonathan capehart, thank you for your time tonight. >> thanks. >>> coming up,mney breaks his silence on the avalanche of controversy surrounding his time at bain capital and he's making news on his tax returns. that's coming up. stay with us. >>> have you checked us out on facebook? the conversation is going all day long. today our fans were buzzing about mitt romney and bain capital. doug wonders why romney's so secretive about his past, the tax returns, bain records, when he left bain, and the computer hard drives he had destroyed. maybe destroyed. and vanessa says the s.e.c. paperwork is the blueberry pie all over romney's face. i couldn't agree more. we want to hear what you think about romney's bain record too. head over to facebook and search "politicsnation" and like us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. [ heart beating, monitor beeping ] woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't ev

then we're going to get insights on what may be in his tax returns from the great david cay johnstonll talk about mitch's outsourcery with michigan senator debbie stabenow and tammy duckworth who has been attacked by that wild tea party guy, joe walsh. it will be a jam-packed show, all starts at the top of the hour. >> eliot: sounds spectacular. that's an all-star show. i can't wait to see mitt romney's tax returns. >> jennifer: i'm just sayin'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. >> this court has proven to be the knowing, delighted accomplice in the billionaires' purchase of our nation. >> and you think it doesn't affect you? think again. v

. >> tonight, david cay johnston on the new questions about mitt romney's tax returns.d hogan on the frontal attack on mitt romney's vision for america. mitt romney picks up where john left off. >> i don't think the president, by his comments, suggests an understanding what it is that makes america such a unique nation. >> weighing in on romney's attempt to paint barack obama as un-american. >>> parallel track of influence from the muslim brotherhood and the highest levels of the federal government. >> and michele bachmann's witch hunt continued this morning, despite another firm condemnation of leadership. >> accusations like this being thrown around are pretty dangerous. >>> you guys are absolutely right, and it is -- it is a matter of national survival. let me -- >> that's right. >>> no matter how hard he might try, mitt romney has not rid himself of his tax return problem, and one of his campaign's favorite surrogates, his wife, this time actually made matters worse. first, a few poll -- a new poll reveals what the public wants.