The evolving tale of Trump’s tax returns
Most U.S. presidential candidates would be eager to squelch any speculation they’re Russian sleeper agents. But Donald Trump is not most candidates.
.. Feb. 25: This is just the IRS targeting Christians.
Immediately following the debate, Trump speculates to CNN about the real reason for the audit: “Well, maybe because of the fact that I’m a strong Christian, and I feel strongly about it, maybe there’s a bias,” he says.
Feb. 26: IRS chief weighs in.
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen says there’s no reason an audit would prevent Trump from releasing the returns.
“From our standpoint, if you’re being audited, and you want to do something else, share that information with your returns, you can do that,” Koskinen says in an interview on C-SPAN.