Romney demands Gingrich house ethics files

Newt Gingrich slammed a request Friday by Mitt Romney that he release all files from a congressional ethics investigation in the late 1990s, reminding reporters that Romney has refused to release his tax returns.

“Give me a break,” Gingrich said after a rally in Orangeburg, S.C. “I refuse to take seriously any request from the Romney campaign to disclose anything because they clearly don’t want to disclose anything at any level that involves them.”

Gingrich noted that a 900-page report on the investigation — which led to his reprimand by Congress — is already public.

In the wake of polls showing him now ahead of Romney in the South Carolina primary, Gingrich expressed cautious optimism about Saturday’s vote.

“I hope to win South Carolina, you know, God willing we’ll win,” Gingrich said. “And tomorrow night will be very interesting.”

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