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This file photo taken on August 18, 2014 shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gesturing during a press conference on August 18, 2014 inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where Assange has been holed up for two years.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: JOHN STILLWELL, AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— Wikileaks isn't working on hacking Donald Trump's tax returns<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— but presumably wouldn't mind if someone else obtained them.
The international<span style="color: Red;">*</span>transparency web site walked back a statement by its founder, Julian Assange, that he was "working on" hacking Trump's tax returns, saying it was intended as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a joke.
In a yet-to-be-aired episode of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Assange defended the publication of hacked e-mails from the Democratic National Committee revealing attempts by party leaders to discredit the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
"So why don't<span style="color: Red;">*</span>you hack into Donald Trump's tax returns?" Maher asked.
"We're working on it," Assange said, cracking a smile.
Wikileaks clarified its position in a tweet Saturday:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"WikiLeaks isn't 'working on' hacking Trump's tax-returns. Claim is a joke from a comedy show. We are 'working on' encouraging whistleblowers."
WikiLeaks isn't 'working on' hacking Trump's tax-returns. Claim is a joke from a comedy show. We are 'working on' encouraging whistleblowers
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 6, 2016
Trump, the real estate mogul and reality show star who purports his net worth to be $10 billion, has defied 40 years of tradition by not releasing his tax returns. Trump says he doesn't want to interfere with a pending IRS audit.
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