Jake Tapper Corrects CNN’s Jeffrey Lord On Nixon Releasing His Tax Returns Under Audit

Tapper: Nixon Released His Tax Returns While Running For President In 1972 “When He Was Under Audit”

From CNN's October 4 post-vice presidential debate coverage:

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JAKE TAPPER (HOST): Do you think that that's possible at all, Jeffrey? I mean, do you think it's -- that voters who -- I mean, polls indicate that a majority of voters want Donald Trump to release his tax returns. 

JEFFREY LORD: I do not believe that this is a voting issue for a lot of -- if that's what you're voting on, you're not going to vote for Donald Trump anyway. 

TAPPER: No, but does it -- I agree with you that nobody will vote yes or no because of that issue, but does it maybe feed into the trust issue, which might be a voting issue? 

LORD: Maybe the media will try and make it feed in there, but I honestly don't think so. The whole tax thing -- first of all, I've said for months, he should never release his taxes. I went back and looked today, Nixon didn't release his taxes when he was running for president. It was after he was president. 

TAPPER: No, he did it in '72. He didn't in '68, but he did in '72 when he was under audit. 

Previously:

CNN's Jeffrey Lord: Trump Shouldn't Release His Tax Returns Because People Will Ask Questions About Them

Here Are All The Reasons Media Think Trump Is Not Releasing His Tax Returns

Dear CNN, It’s Not Too Late To Fix Your Jeffrey Lord Problem