Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign has said that the American people want to see the thousands of e-mails deleted by his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to keep authorities from untangling a corrupt scheme and not her tax returns released by her.
“Hillary Clinton has turned over the only records nobody wants to see from her — the American public wants to see the 33,000 emails she deleted to obstruct an FBI investigation,” Jason Miller, senior communication advisor of the Trump Campaign, said.
After Clintons filed latest tax returns
The Trump campaign statement came hours after Ms. Clinton released the latest tax returns of her and her husband Bill Clinton.
According to the returns, in 2015, the Clintons paid an effective federal income tax rate of 34.2 per cent and an effective state and local income tax rate of nine per cent for a combined federal, state, and local effective tax rate of 43.2 per cent.
He is yet to release his tax returns
Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee has not released his tax returns. He has said that his returns are currently being audited and he will release his returns after it is completed.
The Clinton campaign challenged Mr. Trump to release his tax returns.
“In stark contrast, Donald Trump is hiding behind fake excuses and backtracking on his previous promises to release his tax returns. He has failed to provide the public with the most basic financial information disclosed by every major candidate in the last 40 years. What is he trying to hide?” queried Jennifer Palmieri, Hillary for America communications director.
The Trump campaign was quick to respond by challenging Ms. Clinton on the 33,000 e-mails of hers as the Secretary of State that has been deleted.
‘How the Clintons sold uranium to Russia’
“We want to see the Clinton Foundation records showing how the Clintons sold our uranium to Russia, ripped off Haiti and cut deals with oppressive regimes around the world. We want to see the pay-for-play e-mails that Clinton’s Chief of Staff, Cheryl Mills, refuses to turn over,” Mr. Miller said.
“We want to see the transcripts of the secret Wall Street speeches Ms. Clinton was paid $10,000 dollars-a-minute to give. We want to see the records the night of Benghazi that explain why Secretary Clinton didn’t send in reinforcements as soon as the attack had begun,” he said.
Hub of a global graft scam
Mr. Miller has alleged that Ms. Clinton is at the centre of an international corruption scandal that reveals her use of government authority and influence for personal gain.
“The records we need to see are those being hidden, deleted, obstructed and stashed away by Hillary Clinton to keep authorities from untangling this corrupt scheme that reaches into the world’s shady corridors of power,” he said.
