MATTHEW DOWD: The problem is presidential elections are never fundamentally about issues, are never fundamentally about qualifications. They're fundamentally about values. They're fundamentally about values that people relate to the American public. And I agree with Bill, even though as I said, I think Hillary Clinton is favored [inaudible]. I think she is likely to win this election in the course of this. I think right now, Donald Trump represents to most people a value conversation that they don't trust Hillary Clinton on.

COKIE ROBERTS: Which is why it was so important what he said to you the other day when he said it was none of your business about --

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (HOST): The tax returns.

ROBERTS: Because the truth is that everything is our business when somebody is running for president. For exactly the reason that Matt just said, because we don't vote on issues. We vote on who do we trust more to handle whatever issue is going to come up in the next four years? Because we as voters know that we're not going to know that the Twin Towers are going to come down or anything like that. So we need to trust someone to handle any issue. So we need to know everything about that candidate.

Previously:

Trump’s Own Precedent For Releasing Tax Returns While Under Audit Burns Those Defending Him

Editorial Boards Call On Trump To Release His Tax Returns

Trump Dares The Press With His Tax Returns