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In reply to the discussion: Maddow said something that caught my attention. [View all]Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)20. Bank documents show Oligarchs guaranteeing Trump Loans.
That was Reported by Laurence ODonnell then retracted due to not enough confirming sources.
[link:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/business/media/lawrence-odonnell-trump-claims.html|
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Trump's first impulse is to throw his money around. So it's a good question.
Eyeball_Kid
Feb 2020
#1
I doubt tax returns show fraud. Now, if someone has access to all the data that produces
Hoyt
Feb 2020
#2
Still, there is no schedule or line-item for Fraud. A complete tax return is only a starting point,
Hoyt
Feb 2020
#10
The tax returns (when compared with loan applications) will definitely show fraud.
lagomorph777
Feb 2020
#23
Bill Barr's daughter has quite the job at Treasury, I'm sure she's on it..n/t
monmouth4
Feb 2020
#25
if someone compares his tax returns to his statement of income and assests on bank loan
lapfog_1
Feb 2020
#30
Yes they are I know someone who works for the IRS they do correspondence audits
uponit7771
Feb 2020
#46
The tax returns are fraudulent but will not show fraud unless they are compared to his financial
yaesu
Feb 2020
#7
What Trump is really afraid of is people finding out he is a fake billionaire.
dalton99a
Feb 2020
#18
If he was a real billionaire then he wouldn't have needed to take a salary for "The Apprentice"
Botany
Feb 2020
#21
Or charge the secret service for golf carts when they are protecting him on his golf courses
Botany
Feb 2020
#27
there was a great article in the times about daddio trump and how he had certain people at the IRS
Javaman
Feb 2020
#31
I doubt the IRS protects Trump. Trump loves litigation to wiggle around serious financial charges
Maribelle
Feb 2020
#32
Good question! I always wondered this, and how he's been able to get away w/ the fraud...
SWBTATTReg
Feb 2020
#34
Hopefully, the IRS is protecting everyone's tax return. It is our legal system that let's him hide.
Midnight Writer
Feb 2020
#35