Politico Tax Info Request A Threat? Some Senate Press Offices Think So.

Earlier this week, Politico sent an email to all Senate press offices requesting personal tax information from each Senator. The email says that Politico will use the information for a database they plan to construct and write about.

An FBDC source says “the e-mail has created a raging controversy among the Senate press offices over whether to respond or not. Many staffers believe it is meant to intimidate each office into complying.”

The request states that Politico will report “whether people didn’t respond” and links to a story that features Maria Cantwell and leads with the fact that she didn’t respond to personal questions about her mortgage.

So what is Politico’s point of linking to the Cantwell

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