September Surprise: New York Times publishes Trump's Tax returns

[Dancien]

Significant debt is a disqualifier for security clearance....with a 421 million dollar debt he should have the security clearance of a Wal-Mart cashier.

 

[Jopsy Pendragon]

Significant debt is a disqualifier for security clearance....with a 421 million dollar debt he should have the security clearance of a Wal-Mart cashier.

If security ratings have negative levels, he's earned it. He's well below zero and in full on "obviously compromised" status.

 

[Eunoli]

Significant debt is a disqualifier for security clearance....with a 421 million dollar debt he should have the security clearance of a Wal-Mart cashier.

Sorry, a Wal-Mart cashier would need to be trustable with money.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

There's always a tweet


ETA Sometimes more than one

 

[Sid]

Sorry, a Wal-Mart cashier would need to be trustable with money.

But not the president of the US?
I would even recount my fingers afterwards, when I would have to shake his hand, to be honest.

 

[Noodles]

It's similar to how they scream and holler with Trump to repeal Obamacare when they very well likely will need it themselves, or are already using it.

Last year, my future brother in law made a comment something like "Its good that Trump kept the pre existing conditions and that was at least one good thing he had done."

These are the people voting for Trump.

 

[Free]

Glad someone noticed.

 

[danielravennest]

He's probably at loss for words, for once.

Other than "Oh, shit!" and similar.

ETA

He could easily refute the Times story by releasing his actual returns if they were different. But he won't, because they will be identical.

Something noted by a commentator is the people investigating Trump can subpoena or request the Times information, in lieu of getting Trump's returns from his accountants. At that point a judge can declare the objections to releasing the returns moot and order them released.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

Part of the New York investigation alleges that he inflated the value of his properties to get loans.

And devalued the appraisal of his own properties when it came time to pay taxes.

 

[Free]

Hey Trump, "illegal immigrants" are better than you!

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

So, short of digging up the video just to bring up one point...

His supporters are the sorts to approve of his nor paying taxes. Instead what needs to be pointed out is that he's been LOSING MONEY since '12... when we had a really good economy - that he's not clever, or sticking it to the 'man' but that he's a phony, a fraud, a failure.

And well, that he's in debt to who knows who cough[Someone east of here - near east.... a few candidates]cough, but most of the same people who still support him wouldn't believe that, or maybe that those people are good people, just misunderstood, especially the one to the north of the others....

 

[Free]

So, short of digging up the video just to bring up one point...

His supporters are the sorts to approve of his nor paying taxes. Instead what needs to be pointed out is that he's been LOSING MONEY since '12... when we had a really good economy - that he's not clever, or sticking it to the 'man' but that he's a phony, a fraud, a failure.

And well, that he's in debt to who knows who cough[Someone east of here - near east.... a few candidates]cough, but most of the same people who still support him wouldn't believe that, or maybe that those people are good people, just misunderstood, especially the one to the north of the others....

If wishes were horses...QAnon would start accusing them of being pedo-transports.

 

[Free]

Anywho, a pretty good summary to explain the latest news to your Trump supporting family and friends:

 

[Free]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

He could easily refute the Times story by releasing his actual returns if they were different. But he won't, because they will be identical.

Something noted by a commentator is the people investigating Trump can subpoena or request the Times information, in lieu of getting Trump's returns from his accountants. At that point a judge can declare the objections to releasing the returns moot and order them released.

The NYT, I think, have said they are unwilling to release the documents since that would prejudice the anonymity they had promised their sources.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Mustn't forget Ivanka

Analysis: Don't miss the Ivanka Trump bombshell buried in the Times tax story

The big bombshell in The New York Times tax returns story is, obviously, the fact that President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in each 2016 and 2017 -- and for 10 of the 15 previous years, paid no federal income taxes at all.

edition.cnn.com

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Trump team insists President paid "$750.000,000" in taxes in 2016

The Beaverton - North America's Trusted Source of News

www.thebeaverton.com

 

[Fionalein]

Trump team insists President paid "$750.000,000" in taxes in 2016

The Beaverton - North America's Trusted Source of News

www.thebeaverton.com

Tax consulting is not tax...

 

[Innula Zenovka]

So you thought that your wife's barber bills are high? Enter: Donald Trump!

Trump has been aggressive in claiming certain business expenses that further shrank his tax bill, according to the Times. That includes $70,000 in hairstyling expenses tied to "The Apprentice," his former television program, and classifying a New York property described by the Trump Organization as a family retreat as an investment property to write off millions in property taxes.

Now that makes me wonder how much Melania needs to pay for her hairdressing... compared to Donnie it must be a bargain.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Tax consulting is not tax...