Under pressure during Tuesday’s debate, Hillary Clinton hinted that she might release her tax returns earlier than “once I become the nominee,” a schedule that had drawn criticism from Barack Obama and the press. But aides speaking with the media the next day retreated from that opening:

“As is customary, as the Democratic nominee Sen. Clinton will release her tax information in April at tax time.”

Clinton’s loan to her campaign of $5 million raised questions about where the money came from, particularly since the candidate filed a joint return with her husband, who, no longer a politician, is less transparent financially.

The concern is over whether a back door to financing the campaign has been created, a fear that is perhaps less warranted given the financial difficulties of the Clinton campaign. But, as the saying goes, if you’ve got nothing to hide … .