Casino Paper Trail debunks Trump’s reason on Tax Return release

Unless you are a state gambling official, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump will never show you his tax returns.

The real estate mogul-turned politician has drawn flak for refusing to release his tax returns until the Internal Revenue Service wraps up its ongoing state audit, saying that there’s nothing to learn from them.

CNN investigation, however, showed that Trump has actually handed over his tax returns to state gambling officials in Pennsylvania and New Jersey – while in the midst of state audits. Trump reportedly submitted these documents as part of the process of seeking casino licenses in the two states.

When Trump attempted to build a casino in Philadelphia, his lawyers submitted his tax returns from 2000 to 2004 in a set of documents before the state’s Gaming Control Board.