candidate mitt romney s tax returns doing nothing to silence his critics at least so far. as we reported tonight mitt romney s tax rate is lower than most americans. he says he follows the law and pays his fair share. here is how his tax rate stacks up against some of the past candidates in the years leading up to their respective campaigns. looking only at their 2010 returns. mitt romney and his wife gave 13.9% of the government of the only one paying a lower rate was john kerry. counting his wealthy wife s low tax rate, john kerry paid about 13% in 2003. live team fox coverage james rosen with more on the bitter back and forth between romney and top rival newt gingrich. let s start with jim angle in the d.c. newsroom tonight to break down these numbers. jim, exactly how much money is romney making? a bundle, shep. romney s returns from 2010 and estimated 2011 returns show he made more than $21 million in
never mentions lobbying. you will remember freddie mac took a huge bailout from taxpayers and now newt gingrich is hitting back at mitt romney pointing out that the rival has ties of his own to freddie mac and his sister agency fannie mae. he spoke about that this morning on fox & friends. great irony that we didn t learn until after the debate he owns freddie may and fannie mae sack. i don t own any he does. presumably he was getting richer. shepard: of course, it s worth noting the former speaker released freddie mac contract a week before the primary in florida the state the housing crisis hit very hard and whether any ties to freddie mac could turn off voters. james rosen in d.c. tonight. what about newt gingrich s charges that mitt romney owns stock in fanny and freddie. campaign aides are saying romney s investments in fannie and freddie are bonds and not stocks part of a mutual trust placed in a blind trust.