It's more likely he's using it as an excuse. Trump was reportedly very critical of Romney releasing his returns (and the subsequent hit Romney took because of his decision to release them).
I was basing my guess on the fact that he's claimed that he will release them after the audit is complete.
Of course, there's always the possibility he's just saying that in hopes that we will have forgotten about it by then or that the election will have already taken place.
Straight up saying that he is never going to release them would probably be a big problem, which could explain the attempt to slide away from it, if the above theory is true.
Of course, there's always the possibility he's just saying that in hopes that we will have forgotten about it by then or that the election will have already taken place.
Straight up saying that he is never going to release them would probably be a big problem, which could explain the attempt to slide away from it, if the above theory is true.