Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski defended Trump’s decision to not make his tax returns public to the voters.
Lewandowski pointed to documents recently filed with the FEC as part of Trump’s efforts at transparency, and insisted that Trump was not hiding anything.
“You’re not going to learn anything from someone’s taxes,” Lewandowski told CNN. “What you’re going to learn is what their income is for one year. What you see here, Donald Trump has just released that information, so I don’t know what secrets you think you’re going to find.”
Trump’s critics, including 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, have suggested there is a “bombshell” in the reality television star’s undisclosed tax returns. Former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, who ran in 2004, wrote an op-ed for USA Today arguing that Trump may not be worth as much as he claims, that he isn’t paying the proper amount, or that he does not want his charitable giving — or the lack thereof — disclosed.
Lewandowski said Trump would unveil his tax returns once the IRS completes its audit of Trump, but did not specify when that could take place. Voters who wish to see Trump’s tax returns may not get to do so before voting in November.
