INCREDIBLE Rachel Maddow tweet! Just Now!

[scheming daemons]

Ho. Lee. Shit.

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

1. WOW

[NurseJackie]

2. Which "Trump"? What year?

[johnp3907]

8. Good questions.

[chillfactor]

12. oh good grief!

Which other trump would she be referring to? get real!!!

[NurseJackie]

83. Apparently I'm not alone in my skeptical nature...

Which other trump would she be referring to? get real!!!

ha ha ha ha ha!

[Maru Kitteh]

33. I share your skepticism.

I'm sure no matter what it is it will be very interesting, and relevant, and it will be yet another important bit of the puzzle, and yes I'll be watching.

But it seems like too much to hope for.


Chris Hayes did just say that it does have to do with Donald Trump's taxes . . . .

Ugh. I need a glass of wine.

[octoberlib]

49. From 2005

Link to tweet

[WePurrsevere]

50. "What we've got is from 2005... the President's 1040 form..."

Tweeted 4 minutes ago

It's not recent but that may not be a bad thing. We'll just have to see what's in it.

[lagomorph777]

105. It's boring as hell because Trump (or "John Barron") leaked it.

It was cherry-picked to be an innocuous one, and of course all the real meat (the Schedules) is missing.

[WePurrsevere]

107. Boring yes, much of this will be...

It's going to be a slow process but I see this as fairly interesting and more revealing about what's going on than some.

[longship]

3. Oh boy!!!

Rachel is tearing it up!

Drumpf is Doastf!!!
(Hopefully)

[MFM008]

4. Woo hoo

[iluvtennis]

38. +1000nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. Yippeeeeee!!!!

[C_U_L8R]

6. Holy happy pi day

[Maru Kitteh]

37. ohmygrrd. And I thought *I* was a nerd! 🤓

[MontanaMama]

7. Bring it!!!!!

Come on Rachel. Take us home!!!!!!

[underthematrix]

9. definitely watching and rewatching

[chillfactor]

10. OMG!

Really? A MUST show to watch this evening. Rachel is on a roll!

[mvd]

11. K&R

I will be watching! She has come a long way since the primary coverage IMO. Doing great work.

[JudyM]

14. Definitely a long way.

[democrank]

13. Go Rachel

[RGinNJ]

15. Awesome!, thanks cor the post.

[LonePirate]

16. I have the feeling this might be state returns for the umbrella org and not his federal returns.

[House of Roberts]

48. Most recent tweet says 2005 1040 form

The 'President's' 1040 form.

[HoneyBadger]

55. 1040 is federal not state

[House of Roberts]

59. Is that so? I'd never have guessed!

Especially since I've been filing since 1973!

[pangaia]

73. Now, now.. be nice....

[iluvtennis]

75. That's what I read also. Last summer we have the two page 1040 from 1990 something.

[sharp_stick]

17. Oh I hope so

and I hope to see a lot of really evil shit. Blatant tax evasion would be a nice start and payments to a Russian internet company would be even better.

[ffr]

18. It was only a matter of time

Now for the really interesting lies to come forth.

WOW!!!!

[djsunyc]

19. well...

wording is interesting "trump tax returns" not "trump's tax returns"

[spanone]

21. Bwahahahahahaaaa

[regnaD kciN]

65. Obviously, these were fabricated by Obama personally...

...then dropped off at NBC studios while on his way to his mosque. Bad (or sick) guy!

[sarcasmo]

20. Trending top 3 right now on Twitter.

Hope this isn't like Geraldo's

Al Capone's vault nonsense.

[dixiegrrrrl]

22. We all know Maddow is SO unlike that empty suit....

It was almost embarrassing to watch Geraldo to over to the dark side all those years ago.

[Baitball Blogger]

23. Oh! Please!

[scheming daemons]

24. If she doesn't deliver.... her show will be harmed irreparably.

She has teed it up as something big.

if it is his returns from 1981.... or Ivanka's returns.... or returns from one of his businesses.

She will get burned down on the internet. She'll be toast.


But if she has his actual returns from sometime in the past few years.... this will be the biggest story for the next two weeks.

[Amaryllis]

42. Rachel is honest. she doesnt do bait and switch.

[TalenaGor]

25. omg he must have shat himself when he read that....

[ffr]

26. Love that smile!

[Dem2]

27. I choose to be extremely skeptical

But I always tune in anyway, so I will tonight as well

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. I'll believe it when I see it.

Maddow is good but I don't want to get too excited about something that doesn't really pan out.

[Miles Archer]

40. Unless there's a Chinese or Russian smoking gun in there, who cares...

...because so far, anything other than Russia and China comes back as "that just shows he's a great businessman."

If there's not something truly incriminating in there, or something that shows a clear conflict of interest that challenges his ability to serve as President, who cares?

Guess we'll all find out in about 30 minutes.

[regnaD kciN]

70. And anything even about Russia or China is ignored...

...by Republicans in power. My guess is that, if there's anything remotely incriminating, Twitler and his congressional toadies will immediately deflect it into demands for a criminal investigation against Maddow/NBC for "illegally" obtaining that information.

[calimary]

29. Holding my breath.

Having watched her since she first got her show, I'd guess she's not kidding? Or being coy?

I notice it's "trump tax returns" and not "trump's tax returns". Am I splitting hairs?

On edit -

Just saw Chris Hayes promo it, and there's actually a countdown clock til she goes on-air. Must be somethin'...

[still_one]

30. I'll believe it when I see it, and furthermore if she actually tells us what is in them, I will

seriously upgrade my Satellite service so I get MSNBC, CNN, etc, that I downgraded my service for on November 9

My guess is NBC will be threatened by the administration or government, and back down if they do have them, and won't release them

[ffr]

35. She's breaking news on perhaps the crime of the millenium. It'll be worth it!

[still_one]

74. I hope your assessment is right on for a lot of reasons. Another reason

I am skeptical is what happened to Dan Rather with the Karl Rove setup

Rather was right, but he was played with the false document by rove and company, and not only did they discredit Dan, but the AWOL story disappeared

[ffr]

96. Have a glass of wine while taking the story in. If nothing else, you'll have a relaxing evening...

Official Rachel Maddow Show Watch Party thread!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028791776

with your friends here on DU.

[still_one]

97. I'll drink to that ffr

[Bradical79]

94. Aparently not :-( -nt

[still_one]

95. It was a nothing story to only gain ratings.

[longship]

31. Rachel's program is available as both a video and audio podcast.

It is posted after her 9PM ET program ends, and it is complete, the entire program.

Point your podcast aggregator towards "Rachel Maddow" (search). There will be two versions, video and audio.

I get the audio version every night that MS/NBC posts it, usually by about 11PM ET. It is only a 10MB download, nice for download limited folks, like me here in the Manistee National Forest. (No cable; no broadband INet; only cellular.) The video version is larger, of course. Thankfully Rachel is so descriptive that I do not miss the video. YMMV.

Just thought I'd post this tip for those without access to MS/NBC.

Rachel's been on fire recently!

[LuckyLib]

69. Thank you from those of us who refuse cable

networks. Also, no doubt an enterprising DUer will be posting commentary!

[malaise]

32. Getting some fruit, a bottle of white wine

and some nuts -can't wait for this

[pangaia]

76. I bought a bottle of APPLETON ESTATE - SIGNATURE BLEND..

Maybe I should pour a glass..just in case this is something....

[oberliner]

34. Prepare to be dispappointed

Just a hunch.

[Polly Hennessey]

39. Agree. n/t

[randome]

63. I don't think so.

I'm not as prone to hero worship as some of us are but rachel is reliable.

[oberliner]

67. I agree that she is reliable

I am just saying that perhaps all we will see is information from one tax return which may not have any information that is especially illuminating.

[randome]

80. Eh. You could be right. I know we both hope you're wrong.

[oberliner]

81. Yes indeed

I am definitely watching with interest!

[mourningdove92]

36. I cannot picture Rachel Maddox playing us.

I have to believe she has something worth seeing.

[oberliner]

51. She wants people to watch her show

That is her primary objective. And this accomplishes that.

If there was anything really big, we'd know about it already.

[rainbow4321]

62. Her ratings are thru the roof..Doubt this is a ratings thing.

Read about her ratings the other day...she has no reason to do what you suggest.

[oberliner]

66. She has no reason to try to get people to watch her show?

Of course she does. Hence the teaser tweet.

If she didn't care about people watching her show, she could just release the info immediately.

[busterbrown]

104. Check back in after the show aires..

You must think she is not that bright.
How the hell could you think that after all the crap she took last nite..She’d do something similar tonight... for 1 night of great ratings? Come on get real.

[Quixote1818]

41. My first question is this just for one year? Just one page?

If it's just one year and only part of that year it may not have much. But I would think they would leak something that is juicy.

[oberliner]

68. Yes, 2005

She has clarified in a follow up tweet.

[Miles Archer]

43. Everyone's picking up the story and running with it...

...I "seriously" hope Rachel is not going to reveal the contents of Al Capone's vault. I hope she's GOT something here.

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/seriously-rachel-maddow-to-reveal-trumps-tax-returns-in-bombshell-report/



Maddow has received a ratings bump in recent weeks through her dogged reporting of the Trump Organization and Trump administration’s multiple ties to Russia. Trump broke with precedent during the 2016 election, becoming the the first president in 40 years to refuse to make his tax returns public.

In January, Trump rebuffed calls from the public to release his returns—including a record-breaking number of signers on a WhiteHouse.gov petition.

“You know the only ones who care about my tax returns are reporters,” Trump said.

Now, one reporter looks poised to put that to the test.

[Zoonart]

57. I hope this is not a tease.

Rachel is at the top of the ratings heap right now and I hope she does not get anything caught in the wringer like Rather did. Dear girl has a very big target on her.

[Miles Archer]

58. IF it's a series of loopholes and lies, it will be out of the news cycle by this time tomorrow.

If THIS is true:

Link to tweet

...then it's not a tease. We all find out in about 15 minutes.

[Sedona]

44. Stream it here

http://www.livenewschat.eu/politics/

[tableturner]

45. MSNBC live audio at the following link:

http://stevekraft.com/Radio/index.html

Sometimes servers are full. You should get connected now if you can. Note that there are 4 servers available.

[briv1016]

46. IF this is real, she'll never have to buy another drink for the rest of her life. Big IF though.

[colorado_ufo]

47. Get OUT!!! WOWEEE!

Pulitzer? Emmy? Medal of Freedom?

[WePurrsevere]

53. She just Tweeted.. It's TanTrump's from 2005...

It's older but we'll see. It's what it shows that might be of interest since it's before he probably thought of running for president.

[Takket]

54. man oh man. i hope she has something juicy

because if she doesn't her whole career is about to go up in smoke.

I can't believe she'd claim this if she had one page from a 1989 return or something stupid like that. she must have something and it must be good!!!!!!!!!

Bring us the goods Rachel!

[HoneyBadger]

60. This is a what a blank 2005 1040 looks like

http://unclefed.com/IRS-Forms/2005/05indvlforms.html

[DK504]

56. Ho. Lee. Shit.

Is right. Ho. Lee. Moe. Lee.

[Greywing]

61. Rachel is never haphazard in her show

it will be thoroughly researched ...

[Cattledog]

64. No taxes, in debt, not as rich as he said?

[chillfactor]

71. if Rachel has anything incriminating....

the orange one will shit his pants.

[Mr.d]

72. Goodo

Hope something sticks this time

[still_one]

77. I hope this isn't a Dan Rather Karl Rove game, and they checked the sources

very carefully

[Motownman78]

78. Am I the only one

with Maddow fatigue in how she breathlessly declares these "stories"? All it will show is that he paid no income tax, just like basically every other landlord in America.

[Politicub]

85. You're freaked out, arent you?

[Motownman78]

86. Not really.

All she did was wave a piece of his tax returns. All they will show is that he paid no tax returns.

[QED]

79. WH response

Link to tweet

[progressoid]

84. "dishonest media"

That's the only comeback they have.

[QED]

87. Predictable

Wait for the "no talent failing Rachel Maddow" line.

[PatrickforO]

82. Maddow is doing a heck of a good job presenting these facts.

Of course....it's FAKE liberal news...

[Grassy Knoll]

88. ...

[TimeToGo]

89. How does this hurt Trump?

I think the WH might have sent these partial returns out.

[uponit7771]

91. Reinforce he hasn't let go of his returns, the tease was too hyped but the other details were a

... reinforce.

The docs released so far are a big nothing seeing there's no schedules attached to it

[SleeplessinSoCal]

92. I concur. n/t

[grantcart]

93. draw attention away from Comey

[C Moon]

90. 2005? If nothing else, maybe it will put the tax returns back on the front of the stove.

Otherwise, I am at a loss as to why Rachel Maddow made such a big deal.

[NamesDave]

98. He shouldn't be able to make that much money, and of course it missing the amount in Russia

[Initech]

99. The deplorables are laughing at us right now.

[Nitram]

100. Wow! Is this the beginning of the end?

[George II]

101. The tweet had more substance than the actual report last night.

[frankieallen]

102. anyone feeling played?

[Lee-Lee]

103. Yes, and I even expected it to be a letdown and predicted it

It's her pattern- she promotes some huge breaking thing to boost viewership then discounts.

I swore her off after the election when every week leading up she would say she had coming up the story that would destroy Trump and it was never anything new or if it was new it wasn't worth the hype.

I let her lure me back in again and even expecting it knowing her patterns was let down.

She knew exactly what she was doing by tweeting she had "returns" as in multiple returns when in fact she had 2 pages out of hundreds for a single year. Not "returns", not even a "return" but 2 pages from one.

But she got what she wanted- massive exposure and hype leading up to the show to boost ratings.

I guess that's all that really matters....


Progressives deserve a leading media voice who conducts themselves better than that in my opinion. But that's me, many here disagree so as long as she gets the ratings I imagine she will have more of these hyped up major stories that end up 99% hype and 1% substance.

[beaglelover]

106. Utter FAIL. Thanks for nothing Rachel.

[nolabels]

108. Well, if you had to foresight to be reticent with her other doings.....

You might have known that you could be in for a letdown or even a misdirect. She has done similar but less dramatic things like this before as I recall. Or as they say, placing ALL your eggs in a single basket is never a good idea. Trust is something that is earned and cannot be just given.

Being skeptical of promises is something I only learned around fourth grade because mostly older people were always honest to me back in the day. My teacher made some elaborate skit up to have all of us in her class to believe we were going on a field trip in a big boat to Japan. A few, like me, were allowed to be left in the dark about the hoax for an extra day or two. (a lot of kids told their parents and they called the school) Kind of also how one uses the lie of omission to keep people in the dark. The deal was that we were not allowed tell anyone else because she was still going through it with the school adminstrators to get the okay. I got laughed at the end but living in a fantasy while it seems real makes reality hard to swallow when that dream gets crushed.