Donald Trump should release his tax returns and medical records, the GOP chairman of the House Oversight Committee says, making him the latest Republican to publicly pressure the presidential nominee to disclose more information to the public.
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He also criticized Hillary Clinton for her ties to the Clinton Foundation while at the State Department and called for the Democratic presidential nominee to be more transparent as well.
Trump and Clinton, compared with previous presidential nominees, have disclosed relatively little about their health.
Chaffetz is the latest Republican to call for Trump to disclose his tax returns, a long-standing tradition for presidential candidates.
Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., and longtime Trump political adviser Roger Stone this week said Trump should release his returns.
The New York developer has said he won't release his returns while he is under audit.