A petition that was created shortly after Trump took office called on the president to release his tax returns, which received thousands of signatures.
At a news conference less than two weeks from his inauguration, Trump told reporters: “I’m not releasing the tax returns because, as you know, they’re under audit.”
“You know, the only one that cares about my tax returns are the reporters, OK? They’re the only ones,” he then said.
Trump became the first major party nominee since at least 1972 to not release his tax returns.
During the campaign, Trump praised WikiLeaks as the group published emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign aide John Podesta.
