Hillary Clinton’s campaign responded to Gov. Mike Pence’s releasing his tax returns Friday evening with more praise of the rival than rebuke.
“We’re pleased to see that one member of the Trump ticket has decided to meet the long-held threshold for disclosure in a modern day presidential campaign,” Christina Reynolds, Hillary for America’s deputy communications director, said in a statement. “Trump has continued to hide behind fake excuses to avoid coming clean with the American people, thumbing his nose at a basic level of transparency practiced by every major party nominee since 1976.”
Clinton alleged Trump’s returns are littered with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, then bashed the GOP candidate for his comments about America’s military generals, though the latter comment was unrelated to the issue of tax returns.
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, Clinton’s running mate, has released a decade’s worth of tax returns, similar to Pence. The governor’s returns indicated he made between $113,026 and $187,234 annually from 2006 to 2015. He paid between 10 and 17 percent in taxes every year and donated between 5 and 9 percent of his income to charities.
“These tax returns clearly show that Mike and Karen Pence have paid their taxes, supported worthy causes, and, unlike the Clintons, the Pences have not profited from their years in public service,” said Marc Lotter, press secretary for Pence.
