Clinton edges Trump in Ohio for first time in weeks

“Why not release the income tax returns that are no longer under audit?” Some 46 percent of Americans, including 35 percent of Democrats and 62 percent of Republicans, thought a presidential candidate who pays no taxes is “smart”.

“Why didn’t she ever try to change those so laws so I couldn’t use them?” asked Trump in the Republican-stronghold of Prescott Valley, before suggesting that Clinton’s desire to protect her rich donors prevented her from passing any legislation while she was in the Senate. Pundits react MORE tax returns were legitimate is pushing back against the billionaire’s claims that he “brilliantly” used tax laws to avoid paying federal taxes.

Trump mocked Clinton taking time off the trail to prepare for the first debate, which was held late last month in Hempstead, New York. CNN has not independently verified the documents’ authenticity, but Trump’s campaign has not challenged any of the facts reported by The Times.

As far as what did happen on Tuesday night, there was nothing of electoral importance.

Tax returns The most recent Quinnipiac University poll of battleground states showed Mrs Clinton opening up her lead over Mr Trump in Florida, the country’s biggest swing state, to five points and to three points in North Carolina, while Mr Trump extended his lead in OH to five points.

“Of course, yes, absolutely”. My father has paid a tremendous amount of tax.

Donald Trump may have paid no federal income tax for almost two decades, writes Steve Rosenthal, a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.

The statement does not explicitly say that Trump paid federal income taxes, nor does it specify how much of those “hundreds of millions of dollars” went to the federal government.

“There’s no question about it”.

Clinton said Trump’s remarks should be especially troubling given that he is running to be the country’s next commander in chief. And so we will see.

At a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Hillary insisted she was going to “create more fairness” in the nation but spent a lot of time reiterating her attacks on Donald Trump’s taxes, again claiming he “rooted for the housing collapse”. But the vast majority of Americans who don’t pay federal income taxes are the very poor.

Later, CNN’s John King asked Trump whether the Trump family has business dealings in Russian Federation.

“We have got to have a counter-movement to this reckless, irresponsible propaganda that’s pushing guns everywhere to everyone”, she said.

“It is shocking when women are called names and judged exclusively on the basis of physical attributes”. And based on an average of the polls, Clinton is just about a percentage point ahead of Trump there – well within the margin of error.