Trump: Won’t release tax returns before election
So what is Trump hiding that he doesn’t want voters to see?
Donald Trump, in an extensive interview Tuesday, said he does not intend to release his tax returns before the November election — and ruled out accepting public money to finance his campaign for the White House.
Speaking to the Associated Press, Trump cited an ongoing audit of his finances as the reason he does not expect to release his returns before November, but said he will release them after the audit is completed.
“There’s nothing to learn from them,” he said, adding that he doesn’t think the voters are interested.
He also ruled out taking public financing for his White House campaign. Doing so would have saved him the task of raising vast sums, but would also limit how much money he could spend fighting the Democratic nominee. He called public financing “inappropriate.”
“I don’t like the idea of taking taxpayer money to run a campaign. I think it’s inappropriate,” he said.
The billionaire also said he wasn’t interested in spending a lot of money on data operations to identify potential voters and to model turnout scenarios. He called Obama’s data operation “overrated” and said he instead wants to rely on the large rallies that have helped him essentially lock down the Republican nomination.
