Mike Pence says he will release his tax returns
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Pence said during a Saturday radio interview that he will publicly release his tax returns but did not give a specific time for when he’ll disclose the information.
A spokesman for the GOP vice presidential candidate told CNN the release would occur before the November election. Marc Lotter, a Pence spokesman, did not return a request for comment by The Indianapolis Star on Saturday.
Pence’s expected release comes as his running mate, Donald Trump, has declined to share his tax returns because of an ongoing IRS audit.
Pence said on WABC Radio that his tax returns would be a “quick read.”
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“The Pences have not become more wealthy as a result of 16 years in public service,” Pence told host Rita Cosby. “There’s been a lot of sacrifices. We’re a middle-class family.”
Pence went on to say, “We’ll look forward to making all that information available.” He also spoke of finalizing a financial disclosure form that he’ll release as a vice presidential candidate.
Pence said Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, has made it clear he will “release the taxes when that audit is completed.”
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Friday continued her longtime practice of releasing her tax returns, adding year 2015 to the list available for public review. Her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, released a decade’s worth of tax returns.
Since the 1980s, every GOP presidential nominee has disclosed his tax returns, according to PolitiFact. And vice presidential candidates began to follow suit with that practice.
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