PRESIDENTIAL RACE | Emails vs. tax returns
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on the first of three presidential debates between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump:
9:43 p.m.
Donald Trump says he'll release his tax returns if Hillary Clinton releases the "33,000 emails" she deleted from her private server.
Trump has refused to release his taxes, saying he is under a routine IRS audit and would release them when it's completed.
The Republican nominee said Monday he would "go against" his lawyer's wishes and release them before the audit is complete if Clinton turned over the emails.
Moderator Lester Holt noted that, by law, Trump can release his tax returns even while under audit. Clinton suggested the celebrity businessman is refusing to release them because he is hiding "something terrible" like a low tax rate or a small amount of charitable contributions.
9:40 p.m.
Donald Trump's has shown no hesitancy to interrupt Hillary Clinton as the pair dig into their first faceoff at Hofstra University in New York.
In one exchange, Clinton said, "I have a feeling that by the end of this evening I'll be blamed for everything that ever happened."
Trump interjects, "Why not?"
In another, Clinton said she made a mistake by using a private email system during her tenure as secretary of state.
"That's for sure," Trump responded.
9:36 p.m.
Donald Trump says his tax plan may benefit the wealthy but it is also "a great thing for the middle class" because companies would invest more in building their businesses.
He says companies want to create jobs but they often move their money overseas because "taxes are so onerous."
Trump says Democrats and Republicans agree that the U.S. should cut a deal with companies to get them to bring their profits back. Yet politicians have not been able to make it happen, he says. Trump says there could be $5 trillion stuck overseas.
He says, "With a little leadership, you could get it here really quickly," adding such a development "would be beautiful."