Trump made up audit excuse for not releasing tax returns on the fly, new book says

Trump tax returns were eventually revealed by the New York Times, showing that he paid little federal tax."'But my lawyers,' Trump said.The paper said: "The tax returns that Mr Trump has long fought to keep private tell a story fundamentally different from the one he has sold to the American public.Trump refused to do so.She writes that Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor who became a Trump surrogate after dropping out of the primary himself, "looked puzzled", then told Trump there was no legal prohibition against releasing tax returns under audit.

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