Trump made up audit excuse for not releasing tax returns on the fly, new book says

In eagerly awaited book Confidence Man, Maggie Haberman of the New York Times depicts scene on campaign plane in 2016

According to a new book, Donald Trump came up with his famous excuse for not releasing his tax returns on the fly - literally, while riding his campaign plane during the 2016 Republican primary.

Every American president or nominee since Richard Nixon had released his or her tax returns. Trump refused to do so.