Donald Trump surrogate Ben Carson on Friday smoothed over doubts that the candidate will release his tax returns.
Though Trump said he would do so before launching his presidential campaign, he has since claimed that he can’t release them because of an ongoing audit.
“If he says he’s going to release them, he’s going to release them. It’ll be at an appropriate time,” Carson told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Friday.
In February 2015, Trump told radio show host Hugh Hewitt he would release them should he run for president.
“I mean, it’s obviously not something I thought of, but you know, I’ve given any real thought to, but I have no objection to certainly showing tax returns,” he said then.
Trump then released a letter from his attorneys in March showing that his returns from 2009 onward were still under audit from the IRS.
Carson insisted that he would release his returns when asked if he would be comfortable with Trump never doing so.
“I don’t believe that’s going to be the case. I believe they will be released,” the former 2016 candidate answered.
