#watchyourstep Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Fact-checking the first debateRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are introduced ahead of their debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on Monday night. By Glenn Kessler & Michelle Ye Hee LeeThe Washington PostIn the first debate between the presidential contenders, Donald Trump repeatedly relied on troublesome and false facts that have been debunked throughout the campaign. I’m under a routine audit, and it’ll be released.” — TrumpTrump cites an Internal Revenue Service audit as his justification for not releasing his federal income tax returns, but the audit does not prohibit from releasing the returns. Moreover, Trump has not released his tax returns from before 2009, which are no longer under audit, according to his attorney. Hillary Clinton has released three decades’ worth of tax returns.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald September 27, 2016 23:03 UTC