Trump cites audit, won't turn over taxes on deadline
Posted on AllSides April 10th, 2019
From The Right
President Trump said Wednesday he doesn’t plan to hand over his tax returns to House Democrats, citing an ongoing audit.
“I would love to give them but I’m not going to do it while I’m under audit,” Mr. Trump told reporters as he departed the White House. “I have no obligation to do that while under audit and no lawyer would tell you to release your tax returns while you’re under audit.”
Experts disagree, saying nothing prevents him from following a decadeslong tradition of transparency among presidents, though Mr. Trump...
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