Clinton, Kaine to release tax returns to put pressure on Trump
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Tim Kaine, have pledged to release a batch of tax returns in an effort to put pressure on Donald Trump to do the same.
Clinton plans to release her tax returns for 2015, while Kaine and his wife plan to release their tax returns for the last 10 years, several news outlets reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
The Democrat nominee’s effective tax rate is around 35 percent, while her charitable donations make up 10 percent, CNBC said.
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Earlier in her campaign, Clinton released the tax returns from 2007 to 2014 of her and her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
Trump has so far declined to release his tax returns, saying that it would be a bad move, since he has been under a routine audit from the IRS. Democrats, however, have said that this is just an excuse to keep his tax returns private because they might show a lack of charitable giving.
The IRS has said Trump that is still able to release the records despite an audit.
Trump’s campaign chief, Paul Manafort, has said Trump likely won’t release his tax returns before the election in November. If he doesn’t, the real estate magnate would be the first presidential nominee in the last 40 years to not release his returns during election season.
Most voters are interested in seeing candidates’ tax records – 67 percent according to Rasmussen Reports.
Clinton might not be out of the woods yet, however. Fifty-nine percent of voters support candidates releasing their health records, up from 39 percent in 2014, when question about Clinton’s health were first raised.
Clinton, Kaine to release tax returns to put pressure on Trump
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