Subject: FOR YOUR REVIEW: Statement on Trump Tax Returns
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To: Debbie Wasserman Schultz <[email-masked]>
Cc: Kate Houghton <[email-masked]>, Luis Miranda <[email-masked]>, Mark Paustenbach <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 11:28:22 -0400

For Immediate Release
May 13, 2016

Contact – DNC Press 202-863-8148

DNC Chair Statement on Trump Tax Returns

This morning Donald Trump once again went back on his word, refusing to release his tax returns. When asked during an interview whether he would disclose his tax rate, Trump snapped at the interviewer and said it was “none of your business.” He also argued that voters do not have a right to see his tax returns before Election Day.

Of course, when Trump first considered running for President in 1999, he said he, “probably wouldn’t have a problem with” releasing his tax returns if he ran. Later, in 2012, he argued if you’re running for President, “at a minimum, probably, you’re going to have to show your [tax] returns” and they should be released by April 1st of the election year.  

Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued the following statement:

“Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns raises serious questions about what he’s hiding, whether or not he pays his fair share and how much he would benefit from his own reckless tax plan. If Trump can’t be open and honest about his purported wealth today as a candidate, there’s no telling how much he would rig the system to enrich himself and others at the top at the expense of hardworking families as president.”

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