Book: Jon Huntsman Sr. Told Reid That Romney Didn't Pay Any Taxes For 10 Years

Igor Bobic – October 31, 2013, 6:14 PM EDT33877

 

The word is finally out.

The source of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) infamous claim during the 2012 presidential campaign that Mitt Romney had not paid any taxes in 10 years was Jon Huntsman Sr., the father of fellow GOP rival Jon Huntsman, according to a new book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann called  “Double Down."

Reid bashed Romney with the claim, which he said came from a Republican and a Bain Capital investor, during the summer of 2012 as the former Mass. governor repeatedly refused to disclose the tax documents.