Clinton pointed out a number of reasons why Trump might not want the American people to examine his finances
One such reason, she said, was that in the few years of tax returns of Trump's that are public, he paid no federal income tax
Trump countered by offering a pithy response, saying he was 'smart' not to have paid income tax.
Donald Trump boasted during tonight's presidential debate that some of his previously released federal tax returns showed that he paid zero percent in federal taxes.
'That makes me smart,' the businessman shot back when rival, Democrat Hillary Clinton, brought up the point.
After Trump initially said he'd release tax returns against his attorneys' wishes if Clinton released some of her deleted State Department emails, the former secretary of state went in on him for pulling a 'bait and switch.'
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressured Donald Trump to release his tax returns during tonight's presidential debate.
Clinton named the reasons why Trump may be reluctant to let the American public see his returns, which he's repeatedly said he's not releasing because he's under a 'routine audit.'
'First, maybe he's not as rich as he says he is,' Clinton said.
'Second, maybe he's not as charitable as he claims to be,' she continued.
'Third, we don't know all of his business dealings, but we have been told through investigative reporting that he owes about $650 million to Wall Street and foreign banks,' she added.
Her next point got a response out of The Donald.
'Or maybe he doesn't want to the American people, all of you watching tonight, to know that he's paid nothing in federal taxes,' she said.
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