Major trump donor Robert Mercer owes the IRS $7 billion in back taxes.

[tblue37]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Anthony/status/926121657932091392

[uponit7771]

1. Crooks, all of em

[Wellstone ruled]

2. This is the number one reason

Mercer supported Trump. And do not think for one minute,Mr.Mueller has this in his Elephant Gun.

[TheMastersNemesis]

3. He Will Be Pardoned & Taxes Forgiven.

[Sneederbunk]

4. This man obviously needs a tax break.

[Kaleva]

5. One of his hedge funds is in a tax dispute with the IRS

Doesn't mean that Mercer himself owes that much.

[Gothmog]

6. Billionaire Robert Mercer did Trump a huge favor. Will he get a payback?

Basket options are bogus http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article147454324.html

The IRS recently released a little-noticed advisory stating that its top targets in future business audits will include so-called “basket options,” the instruments that Renaissance and some other hedge funds have used to convert short-term capital gains to long-term profits that have lower tax rates.

[sarcasmo]

8. How is this possible? If we owed 700 dollars the IRS would be sending letters.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. Owe $7,000 and they garnish your wages. Owe over $10,000 and they threaten jail time.

[sarcasmo]

17. Guess it's different for millionaires and billionaires.

[malaise]

9. This is one criminal gang

Damn!!

[AntiFascist]

10. That explains a lot...

Bannon's cult following is obviously being played.

In the meantime:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/major-trump-backer-distances-himself-from-bannon/

[MineralMan]

12. The new Tax Cut Bill will let him deduct what he owes the IRS

immediately and retroactively. He'll get a $13 billion refund, I think.

[Madam45for2923]

13. American people demand to be made whole!

[Vinca]

14. They might as well add him to the pardon list.

[DoctorJoJo]

15. The Mercers ...

...are a disgrace to this country. I would love to see them locked up, but I doubt that is possible with people that rich. But I hope at least we recover the money.

[Initech]

16. Agreed! Lower than pond scum!

[The_jackalope]

18. Remember Capone!

This is the judicial lever on Mercer. Given all the revelations that have come out tonight, we seem to be very near - or maybe even at - the breaking point.