Was it just a joke? When Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told Bill Maher during an interview with Real Time that his organization is working on hacking into Donald Trump’s tax returns.
“Well, we’re working on it," Assange said, on Friday night when "Real Time" host Bill Maher asked whether WikiLeaks was looking to target Trump and his tax returns.
However, WikiLeaks denied that they were trying to hack Trump's tax returns, dismissing Assange’s comments as "a joke."
"WikiLeaks isn't 'working on' hacking Trump's tax returns. A claim is a joke from a comedy show. We are 'working on' encouraging whistleblowers," the group’s account tweeted.
The GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has declined to release his tax returns publically. While it gave an opportunity to his opposition accusing him of having a connection with Russia.
Trump's campaign chief Paul Manafort said last month the GOP nominee has "said that his taxes are under audit and he will not be releasing them."
"It has nothing to do with Russia, it has nothing to do with any country other than the United States and his normal tax auditing process," Manafort said.
Last month, nearly 20,000 emails from officials at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) were released by WikiLeaks.
“Well, we’re working on it," Assange said, on Friday night when "Real Time" host Bill Maher asked whether WikiLeaks was looking to target Trump and his tax returns.
However, WikiLeaks denied that they were trying to hack Trump's tax returns, dismissing Assange’s comments as "a joke."
"WikiLeaks isn't 'working on' hacking Trump's tax returns. A claim is a joke from a comedy show. We are 'working on' encouraging whistleblowers," the group’s account tweeted.
The GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has declined to release his tax returns publically. While it gave an opportunity to his opposition accusing him of having a connection with Russia.
Trump's campaign chief Paul Manafort said last month the GOP nominee has "said that his taxes are under audit and he will not be releasing them."
"It has nothing to do with Russia, it has nothing to do with any country other than the United States and his normal tax auditing process," Manafort said.
Last month, nearly 20,000 emails from officials at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) were released by WikiLeaks.