Inslee announces release of tax returns, calls on Trump to do same

March 29, 2019 / 6:59 am

caption: Governor Jay Inslee points to the crowd after announcing his candidacy for President on Friday, March 1, 2019, at A&R Solar on Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Seattle.

Washington's Gov. Jay Inslee is releasing 12 years of his tax returns and calling on President Donald Trump to do the same.

Inslee, a Democrat who’s running for president, made his announcement this morning on the TV show 'Fox and Friends' on the Fox News Network.

“Today I am challenging Donald Trump on his favorite show to release his tax returns like I did this morning, 12 years at JayInslee.com," Inslee said. "Look, I want to say it is time for him to come clean with the American people. He’s got to show what he’s been hiding and Americans deserve that truth.”

Trump did not release his tax returns before the 2016 election even though it’s common for presidential candidates to do so.

In a statement, Inslee also called on his fellow Democratic candidates for president to release their taxes.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York released her 2018 returns on Wednesday. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has posted her returns over the past 10 years, but has not posted her 2018 return yet.

Inslee’s 2018 return (read it below) shows he earned $202,000 from his gubernatorial salary and a congressional pension. He claimed deductions for medical expenses and charitable contributions among other things.

Inslee supports a measure in the Washington Legislature that would require a presidential candidate to release five years of tax returns to appear on the Washington ballot.

Watch the Fox TV clip here: