No, this is not what we are talking about, you know it.
Tax avoidance is one thing, tax evasion is another. The IRS is quite ruthless with ordinary people in America. But maybe this is what you want, one set of rules for the common people, and another for the untouchable (aka American siloviki). We are talking about staggering sums of money here. Guess why 45 doesn't want you to see his tax records ? Even the doctored version would be an embarrassment.
But there is hope, because you cannot fool all the people, all the time.
In the meanwhile, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a grim report.
Guess which country has withdrawn of Paris accords, is loosening up environmental protections, actively working against the environment, thus giving the rest of the world middle finger (and itself as well) ?
I'm just catching up with all the posts.
Yeah, this is tax fraud mr-x. It's illegal. You can watch the show I mentioned, read the thorough NYT piece. I touched on some of it yesterday:
They got sister's taxes, Fred's will, Trump companies, partnerships, trusts etc.
Trump family got $600 million from sale of Fred's buildings
200 separate streams from Fred to Trump
At age 3 Donald was getting $215,000
They would value a property at $13.6 million when it was really $244 million
1990's Fred had so much cash so they:
Set up All Counting Building, padding invoices to disguise cash gifts, no employees
Tax fraud, illegal
Trump lawyer sent letter they will sue for defamation
There is no defending that.
It's funny Trump's old tweet:
"Looking back on history, who was treated worse, Alfonse Capone, legendary mob boss, killer and "Public Enemy Number One," or Paul Manafort, political operative & Reagan/Dole darling," Trump wrote in a tweet.
When they finally got Al Capone on tax evasion, went to prison.
I imagine the tax evasion stuff he's been doing for decades doesn't suddenly stop. Why do you think he never released his taxes, that he called it a red line? Tax evasion, we'll find out he's been basically living off daddy's money his whole life, money laundering for the Russian mob etc.