15 Questions for Weisselberg, CFO Trump, Inc

[boedicca]

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

What percentage of IRS employees are criminal investigators?

Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders

"In the last fiscal year, fewer than about 1,200 prosecutions for tax crimes were initiated, according to government data analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

"From 2010 to 2015, the number of IRS criminal investigators was cut 16 percent to 2,319, while overall the IRS lost a fifth of its workforce.

"Americans file about 150 million individual tax returns, corporations another six million.

"That means the Justice Department obtains about one indictment for every 100,000 tax returns.

"And many of those cases are where tax law is an easy way to prosecute drug dealers and politicians who took bribes."

If there are 160,000 US taxpayers worth more than $25 million, and only about 2300 criminal investigators, how is it possible to prosecute all the Evul Rich People.

And then there are those six million corporate returns to scrutinize.

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

I'll file that in the Moonbat file cabinet under:

There Are Unconfirmed Reports That Trump Engaged In Tax Schemes, Which If True Would Be Shocking.

'll file that in the Moonbat file cabinet under:

There Are Unconfirmed Reports That Trump Engaged In Tax Schemes, Which If True Would Be Shocking.

How are you defining "unconfirmed?"

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The findings are based on interviews with Fred Trump’s former employees and advisers and more than 100,000 pages of documents describing the inner workings and immense profitability of his empire.

"They include documents culled from public sources — mortgages and deeds, probate records, financial disclosure reports, regulatory records and civil court files.

"The investigation also draws on tens of thousands of pages of confidential records — bank statements, financial audits, accounting ledgers, cash disbursement reports, invoices and canceled checks.

"Most notably, the documents include more than 200 tax returns from Fred Trump, his companies and various Trump partnerships and trusts.

"While the records do not include the president’s personal tax returns and reveal little about his recent business dealings at home and abroad, dozens of corporate, partnership and trust tax returns offer the first public accounting of the income he received for decades from various family enterprises."

"Suspect Schemes"!!!!!

Sounds rather unconfirmed.

And in RealityLand, Dems filing taxes using the same interpretation of the tax codes would be labelled as complying with the tax code. But when Trump takes advantage of the tax laws and regulations on the books, it is somehow a "suspect scheme".

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

There are only about 160K people with wealth greater than $25M in the U.S. That's a ratio of 4:1 compared to the IRS employee base. They have plenty of resources to harass the Evul Rich people.

What percentage of IRS employees are criminal investigators?

Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders

"In the last fiscal year, fewer than about 1,200 prosecutions for tax crimes were initiated, according to government data analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

"From 2010 to 2015, the number of IRS criminal investigators was cut 16 percent to 2,319, while overall the IRS lost a fifth of its workforce.

"Americans file about 150 million individual tax returns, corporations another six million.

"That means the Justice Department obtains about one indictment for every 100,000 tax returns.

"And many of those cases are where tax law is an easy way to prosecute drug dealers and politicians who took bribes."

If there are 160,000 US taxpayers worth more than $25 million, and only about 2300 criminal investigators, how is it possible to prosecute all the Evul Rich People.

And then there are those six million corporate returns to scrutinize.

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

Gift taxes? What kind of fucked up shit is it to charge people taxes on gifts they give?

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

If only there were a government agency to look at such transactions......
We could call it the Internal Revenue Service.

I'm going to contact my Congressman and Senators today, to pass along my idea.

I'll let you know their response.

Be sure to mention these gifts:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"Much of his giving was structured to sidestep gift and inheritance taxes using methods tax experts described to The Times as improper or possibly illegal.

"Although Fred Trump became wealthy with help from federal housing subsidies, he insisted that it was manifestly unfair for the government to tax his fortune as it passed to his children.

"When he was in his 80s and beginning to slide into dementia, evading gift and estate taxes became a family affair, with Donald Trump playing a crucial role, interviews and newly obtained documents show."

Oh no, avoiding the death tax. Awful!

 

[georgephillip]

What, specifically, sounds like bs?

"Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

"Since the allegations about Donald Trump’s business connections to Russia started to fly last year in the middle of his presidential campaign, the fog of political war has made it difficult to tell the real from the shadow.

"Except for one very visible landmark: a sprawling, rococo seaside mansion in Palm Beach that Trump himself liked to boast about as an example of his real-estate acumen...."

"'What do I have to do with Russia?' he replied to reporters’ questions at a press conference in Doral last summer. 'You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach … for $40 million, and I sold it to a Russian for $100 million.'"

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

Selling your house is against the law now. lmao. Pure BS.

Selling your house is against the law now. lmao. Pure BS.

Selling you house for twice what you paid for it four years earlier often suggests money laundering, especially for a career con man like the Red Don:

"A leading Senate Democrat has called on the Treasury Department to turn over banking and real estate records related to Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a six-acre Palm Beach estate to a Russian billionaire – a real estate flip that yielded Trump $95 million after paying $41 million for the property just four years earlier."

'Follow the money': Senator probes Trump's $95 million Palm Beach mansion sale

Knock Kock! Hey dumbass, That's when prices were double normal. Derp!

Knock Kock! Hey dumbass, That's when prices were double normal. Derp!

That was 2008, Pilgrim.
Great Recession?
Remember??

'Follow the money': Senator probes Trump's $95 million Palm Beach mansion sale

"A leading Senate Democrat has called on the Treasury Department to turn over banking and real estate records related to Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a six-acre Palm Beach estate to a Russian billionaire – a real estate flip that yielded Trump $95 million after paying $41 million for the property just four years earlier."

Yeahh, 2008 prices were double normal, do you not get that? Derp!

Yeahh, 2008 prices were double normal, do you not get that? Derp!

"The United States housing bubble was a real estate bubble affecting over half of the U.S. states. Housing prices peaked in early 2006, started to decline in 2006 and 2007, and reached new lows in 2012.[2]

"On December 30, 2008, the Case–Shiller home price index reported its largest price drop in its history."

United States housing bubble - Wikipedia

Your hero bought the house in 2004 for $41 million and sold it in 2008 for $91 million.

Would you care more if he hadn't switched from Dem to Republican?

 

[Marion Morrison]

Selling your house is against the law now. lmao. Pure BS.

Selling your house is against the law now. lmao. Pure BS.

Selling you house for twice what you paid for it four years earlier often suggests money laundering, especially for a career con man like the Red Don:

"A leading Senate Democrat has called on the Treasury Department to turn over banking and real estate records related to Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a six-acre Palm Beach estate to a Russian billionaire – a real estate flip that yielded Trump $95 million after paying $41 million for the property just four years earlier."

'Follow the money': Senator probes Trump's $95 million Palm Beach mansion sale

Knock Kock! Hey dumbass, That's when prices were double normal. Derp!

Knock Kock! Hey dumbass, That's when prices were double normal. Derp!

That was 2008, Pilgrim.
Great Recession?
Remember??

'Follow the money': Senator probes Trump's $95 million Palm Beach mansion sale

"A leading Senate Democrat has called on the Treasury Department to turn over banking and real estate records related to Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a six-acre Palm Beach estate to a Russian billionaire – a real estate flip that yielded Trump $95 million after paying $41 million for the property just four years earlier."

Yeahh, 2008 prices were double normal, do you not get that? Derp!

Yeahh, 2008 prices were double normal, do you not get that? Derp!

"The United States housing bubble was a real estate bubble affecting over half of the U.S. states. Housing prices peaked in early 2006, started to decline in 2006 and 2007, and reached new lows in 2012.[2]

"On December 30, 2008, the Case–Shiller home price index reported its largest price drop in its history."

United States housing bubble - Wikipedia

Your hero bought the house in 2004 for $41 million and sold it in 2008 for $91 million.

Would you care more if he hadn't switched from Dem to Republican?

No dumbass, he made a profit, so what? Your own link says it didn't bottom out until 2012. Some areas were still riding high in 2008. I guess Palm Beach was one of them. Personally I think it's a sea/below sea level shithole. As a matter of fact, I know so, now what?

 

[georgephillip]

What percentage of IRS employees are criminal investigators?

Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders

"In the last fiscal year, fewer than about 1,200 prosecutions for tax crimes were initiated, according to government data analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

"From 2010 to 2015, the number of IRS criminal investigators was cut 16 percent to 2,319, while overall the IRS lost a fifth of its workforce.

"Americans file about 150 million individual tax returns, corporations another six million.

"That means the Justice Department obtains about one indictment for every 100,000 tax returns.

"And many of those cases are where tax law is an easy way to prosecute drug dealers and politicians who took bribes."

If there are 160,000 US taxpayers worth more than $25 million, and only about 2300 criminal investigators, how is it possible to prosecute all the Evul Rich People.

And then there are those six million corporate returns to scrutinize.

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

Gift taxes? What kind of fucked up shit is it to charge people taxes on gifts they give?

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

If only there were a government agency to look at such transactions......
We could call it the Internal Revenue Service.

I'm going to contact my Congressman and Senators today, to pass along my idea.

I'll let you know their response.

Be sure to mention these gifts:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"Much of his giving was structured to sidestep gift and inheritance taxes using methods tax experts described to The Times as improper or possibly illegal.

"Although Fred Trump became wealthy with help from federal housing subsidies, he insisted that it was manifestly unfair for the government to tax his fortune as it passed to his children.

"When he was in his 80s and beginning to slide into dementia, evading gift and estate taxes became a family affair, with Donald Trump playing a crucial role, interviews and newly obtained documents show."

Oh no, avoiding the death tax. Awful!

h no, avoiding the death tax. Awful

You know Fred Trump's fortune came from building federally funded housing. Doesn't it seem a little greedy for him to dodge estate taxes?

 

[georgephillip]

Selling you house for twice what you paid for it four years earlier often suggests money laundering, especially for a career con man like the Red Don:

"A leading Senate Democrat has called on the Treasury Department to turn over banking and real estate records related to Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a six-acre Palm Beach estate to a Russian billionaire – a real estate flip that yielded Trump $95 million after paying $41 million for the property just four years earlier."

'Follow the money': Senator probes Trump's $95 million Palm Beach mansion sale

Knock Kock! Hey dumbass, That's when prices were double normal. Derp!

Knock Kock! Hey dumbass, That's when prices were double normal. Derp!

That was 2008, Pilgrim.
Great Recession?
Remember??

'Follow the money': Senator probes Trump's $95 million Palm Beach mansion sale

"A leading Senate Democrat has called on the Treasury Department to turn over banking and real estate records related to Donald Trump’s 2008 sale of a six-acre Palm Beach estate to a Russian billionaire – a real estate flip that yielded Trump $95 million after paying $41 million for the property just four years earlier."

Yeahh, 2008 prices were double normal, do you not get that? Derp!

Yeahh, 2008 prices were double normal, do you not get that? Derp!

"The United States housing bubble was a real estate bubble affecting over half of the U.S. states. Housing prices peaked in early 2006, started to decline in 2006 and 2007, and reached new lows in 2012.[2]

"On December 30, 2008, the Case–Shiller home price index reported its largest price drop in its history."

United States housing bubble - Wikipedia

Your hero bought the house in 2004 for $41 million and sold it in 2008 for $91 million.

Would you care more if he hadn't switched from Dem to Republican?

No dumbass, he made a profit, so what? Your own link says it didn't bottom out until 2012. Some areas were still riding high in 2008. I guess Palm Beach was one of them. Personally I think it's a sea/below sea level shithole. As a matter of fact, I know so, now what?

No dumbass, he made a profit, so what? Your own link says it didn't bottom out until 2012.

Home values declined from 2004 to 2008, yet the Red Don's money laundering produced a nifty $60 million profit during the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression.

Will you cry when he dies in prison?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

Gift taxes? What kind of fucked up shit is it to charge people taxes on gifts they give?

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

If only there were a government agency to look at such transactions......
We could call it the Internal Revenue Service.

I'm going to contact my Congressman and Senators today, to pass along my idea.

I'll let you know their response.

Be sure to mention these gifts:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"Much of his giving was structured to sidestep gift and inheritance taxes using methods tax experts described to The Times as improper or possibly illegal.

"Although Fred Trump became wealthy with help from federal housing subsidies, he insisted that it was manifestly unfair for the government to tax his fortune as it passed to his children.

"When he was in his 80s and beginning to slide into dementia, evading gift and estate taxes became a family affair, with Donald Trump playing a crucial role, interviews and newly obtained documents show."

Oh no, avoiding the death tax. Awful!

h no, avoiding the death tax. Awful

You know Fred Trump's fortune came from building federally funded housing. Doesn't it seem a little greedy for him to dodge estate taxes?

You know Fred Trump's fortune came from building federally funded housing.

Oh no! A wasteful government program!

Doesn't it seem a little greedy for him to dodge estate taxes?

Greedy? To want your family to keep your wealth, instead of the clowns in DC? LOL!

 

[BWK]

Sounds like media fed bs

Sounds like media fed bs

What, specifically, sounds like bs?

"Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

"Since the allegations about Donald Trump’s business connections to Russia started to fly last year in the middle of his presidential campaign, the fog of political war has made it difficult to tell the real from the shadow.

"Except for one very visible landmark: a sprawling, rococo seaside mansion in Palm Beach that Trump himself liked to boast about as an example of his real-estate acumen...."

"'What do I have to do with Russia?' he replied to reporters’ questions at a press conference in Doral last summer. 'You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach … for $40 million, and I sold it to a Russian for $100 million.'"

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

Exactly.

It is all a giant witch hunt!

Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

"Links between Trump associates and Russian officials
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia..."

"FBI investigations began in late July 2016 and are ongoing.[5]

"In May 2017, former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel in the FBI's investigation.[6]

"The Senate Intelligence Committee[7] and the House Intelligence Committee are also conducting inquiries.[8]

"In May 2017, Glenn A. Fine, the acting Defense Department Inspector General, confirmed he was investigating Michael Flynn for misleading Pentagon investigators about his income from companies in Russia and contacts with officials there when he applied for a renewal of his top-secret security clearance.[9]

"In October 2017, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were indicted and arrested.[10]

"Flynn and George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation."

View attachment 248771

This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

 

[BWK]

What percentage of IRS employees are criminal investigators?

Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders

"In the last fiscal year, fewer than about 1,200 prosecutions for tax crimes were initiated, according to government data analyzed by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

"From 2010 to 2015, the number of IRS criminal investigators was cut 16 percent to 2,319, while overall the IRS lost a fifth of its workforce.

"Americans file about 150 million individual tax returns, corporations another six million.

"That means the Justice Department obtains about one indictment for every 100,000 tax returns.

"And many of those cases are where tax law is an easy way to prosecute drug dealers and politicians who took bribes."

If there are 160,000 US taxpayers worth more than $25 million, and only about 2300 criminal investigators, how is it possible to prosecute all the Evul Rich People.

And then there are those six million corporate returns to scrutinize.

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

Instead of an ARMY of ideologically bent IRS agents plaguing the nation, how about we just simplify the tax code so that people can understand it. The IRS cannot even consistently interpret the regs, so calling people criminals for being confused is just a Totalitarian intimidation tactic. I understand how that appeals to you, but to the rest of us, not so much.

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

I'll file that in the Moonbat file cabinet under:

There Are Unconfirmed Reports That Trump Engaged In Tax Schemes, Which If True Would Be Shocking.

'll file that in the Moonbat file cabinet under:

There Are Unconfirmed Reports That Trump Engaged In Tax Schemes, Which If True Would Be Shocking.

How are you defining "unconfirmed?"

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The findings are based on interviews with Fred Trump’s former employees and advisers and more than 100,000 pages of documents describing the inner workings and immense profitability of his empire.

"They include documents culled from public sources — mortgages and deeds, probate records, financial disclosure reports, regulatory records and civil court files.

"The investigation also draws on tens of thousands of pages of confidential records — bank statements, financial audits, accounting ledgers, cash disbursement reports, invoices and canceled checks.

"Most notably, the documents include more than 200 tax returns from Fred Trump, his companies and various Trump partnerships and trusts.

"While the records do not include the president’s personal tax returns and reveal little about his recent business dealings at home and abroad, dozens of corporate, partnership and trust tax returns offer the first public accounting of the income he received for decades from various family enterprises."

"Suspect Schemes"!!!!!

Sounds rather unconfirmed.

And in RealityLand, Dems filing taxes using the same interpretation of the tax codes would be labelled as complying with the tax code. But when Trump takes advantage of the tax laws and regulations on the books, it is somehow a "suspect scheme".

Nothing suspect about not reporting payoffs to porn stars before an election. Trump is a cheat. Cohen was right.

 

[georgephillip]

What, specifically, sounds like bs?

"Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

"Since the allegations about Donald Trump’s business connections to Russia started to fly last year in the middle of his presidential campaign, the fog of political war has made it difficult to tell the real from the shadow.

"Except for one very visible landmark: a sprawling, rococo seaside mansion in Palm Beach that Trump himself liked to boast about as an example of his real-estate acumen...."

"'What do I have to do with Russia?' he replied to reporters’ questions at a press conference in Doral last summer. 'You know the closest I came to Russia, I bought a house a number of years ago in Palm Beach … for $40 million, and I sold it to a Russian for $100 million.'"

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

Exactly.

It is all a giant witch hunt!

Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

"Links between Trump associates and Russian officials
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia..."

"FBI investigations began in late July 2016 and are ongoing.[5]

"In May 2017, former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel in the FBI's investigation.[6]

"The Senate Intelligence Committee[7] and the House Intelligence Committee are also conducting inquiries.[8]

"In May 2017, Glenn A. Fine, the acting Defense Department Inspector General, confirmed he was investigating Michael Flynn for misleading Pentagon investigators about his income from companies in Russia and contacts with officials there when he applied for a renewal of his top-secret security clearance.[9]

"In October 2017, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were indicted and arrested.[10]

"Flynn and George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation."

View attachment 248771

This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

Nunes buried evidence on Russian meddling to protect Trump. I know because I’m on the committee

"Just last week, hours before the Republican-led House recessed for six weeks, Nunes broke out his shovel yet again to bury even deeper the evidence of Russian interference, once again demonstrating there’s no distance he won’t go to protect this president.

"Nunes and committee Republicans had promised that the American people would see our interview transcripts after the investigation was completed.

"When they abruptly ended the investigation without calling dozens of relevant witnesses, they voted to conceal the transcripts."

 

[BWK]

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

Exactly.

It is all a giant witch hunt!

Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

"Links between Trump associates and Russian officials
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia..."

"FBI investigations began in late July 2016 and are ongoing.[5]

"In May 2017, former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel in the FBI's investigation.[6]

"The Senate Intelligence Committee[7] and the House Intelligence Committee are also conducting inquiries.[8]

"In May 2017, Glenn A. Fine, the acting Defense Department Inspector General, confirmed he was investigating Michael Flynn for misleading Pentagon investigators about his income from companies in Russia and contacts with officials there when he applied for a renewal of his top-secret security clearance.[9]

"In October 2017, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were indicted and arrested.[10]

"Flynn and George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation."

View attachment 248771

This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

Nunes buried evidence on Russian meddling to protect Trump. I know because I’m on the committee

"Just last week, hours before the Republican-led House recessed for six weeks, Nunes broke out his shovel yet again to bury even deeper the evidence of Russian interference, once again demonstrating there’s no distance he won’t go to protect this president.

"Nunes and committee Republicans had promised that the American people would see our interview transcripts after the investigation was completed.

"When they abruptly ended the investigation without calling dozens of relevant witnesses, they voted to conceal the transcripts."

Nunes needs to go to jail.Where are the transcripts?

 

[BWK]

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

But, he has no dealings with Russia.

Exactly.

It is all a giant witch hunt!

Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

"Links between Trump associates and Russian officials
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia..."

"FBI investigations began in late July 2016 and are ongoing.[5]

"In May 2017, former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel in the FBI's investigation.[6]

"The Senate Intelligence Committee[7] and the House Intelligence Committee are also conducting inquiries.[8]

"In May 2017, Glenn A. Fine, the acting Defense Department Inspector General, confirmed he was investigating Michael Flynn for misleading Pentagon investigators about his income from companies in Russia and contacts with officials there when he applied for a renewal of his top-secret security clearance.[9]

"In October 2017, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were indicted and arrested.[10]

"Flynn and George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation."

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This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

Nunes buried evidence on Russian meddling to protect Trump. I know because I’m on the committee

"Just last week, hours before the Republican-led House recessed for six weeks, Nunes broke out his shovel yet again to bury even deeper the evidence of Russian interference, once again demonstrating there’s no distance he won’t go to protect this president.

"Nunes and committee Republicans had promised that the American people would see our interview transcripts after the investigation was completed.

"When they abruptly ended the investigation without calling dozens of relevant witnesses, they voted to conceal the transcripts."

What else can you say. Trump/Nunes and others, are traitors to this country.

 

[boedicca]

How should the IRS handle crimes like this:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"The manipulation of values to evade taxes was central to one of the most important financial events in Donald Trump’s life.

"In an episode never before revealed, Mr. Trump and his siblings gained ownership of most of their father’s empire on Nov. 22, 1997, a year and a half before Fred Trump’s death.

"Critical to the complex transaction was the value put on the real estate.

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

The same set of buildings would be sold off over the next decade for more than 16 times that amount."

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

Gift taxes? What kind of fucked up shit is it to charge people taxes on gifts they give?

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

If only there were a government agency to look at such transactions......
We could call it the Internal Revenue Service.

I'm going to contact my Congressman and Senators today, to pass along my idea.

I'll let you know their response.

Be sure to mention these gifts:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"Much of his giving was structured to sidestep gift and inheritance taxes using methods tax experts described to The Times as improper or possibly illegal.

"Although Fred Trump became wealthy with help from federal housing subsidies, he insisted that it was manifestly unfair for the government to tax his fortune as it passed to his children.

"When he was in his 80s and beginning to slide into dementia, evading gift and estate taxes became a family affair, with Donald Trump playing a crucial role, interviews and newly obtained documents show."

Oh no, avoiding the death tax. Awful!

h no, avoiding the death tax. Awful

You know Fred Trump's fortune came from building federally funded housing. Doesn't it seem a little greedy for him to dodge estate taxes?

You know Fred Trump's fortune came from building federally funded housing.

Oh no! A wasteful government program!

Doesn't it seem a little greedy for him to dodge estate taxes?

Greedy? To want your family to keep your wealth, instead of the clowns in DC? LOL!

He built houses for Veterans under the G.I. Bill. What a horrible person.

 

[dannyboys]

Lol! Fantasy at it's finest.

Exactly how is it "fantasy?"

Note the first word, moonbat:

Opinion | The Urgent Question of Trump and Money Laundering

It's "Opinion". All speculation, nothing tangible. A dream. A fantasy.

And so were Campaign finance felonies. How's that working out for you?

When are you going to be able to prove any of your fantasies?

Circumstantial and direct evidence has already been proven in the public domain. Just read the statutes.

As soon as it's proven in a court of law by all means let us know.
You are heading for some serious health issues from your 'repetitive movement syndrome' asshole!

 

[BWK]

Exactly how is it "fantasy?"

Note the first word, moonbat:

Opinion | The Urgent Question of Trump and Money Laundering

It's "Opinion". All speculation, nothing tangible. A dream. A fantasy.

And so were Campaign finance felonies. How's that working out for you?

When are you going to be able to prove any of your fantasies?

Circumstantial and direct evidence has already been proven in the public domain. Just read the statutes.

As soon as it's proven in a court of law by all means let us know.
You are heading for some serious health issues from your 'repetitive movement syndrome' asshole!

That won't be a problem. The rule of law and the respect for it have a repetition I never tire of, because it eats at these soulless Republicans.

 

[georgephillip]

"The lower its value, the lower the gift taxes.

Gift taxes? What kind of fucked up shit is it to charge people taxes on gifts they give?

"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million.

If only there were a government agency to look at such transactions......
We could call it the Internal Revenue Service.

I'm going to contact my Congressman and Senators today, to pass along my idea.

I'll let you know their response.

Be sure to mention these gifts:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"Much of his giving was structured to sidestep gift and inheritance taxes using methods tax experts described to The Times as improper or possibly illegal.

"Although Fred Trump became wealthy with help from federal housing subsidies, he insisted that it was manifestly unfair for the government to tax his fortune as it passed to his children.

"When he was in his 80s and beginning to slide into dementia, evading gift and estate taxes became a family affair, with Donald Trump playing a crucial role, interviews and newly obtained documents show."

Oh no, avoiding the death tax. Awful!

h no, avoiding the death tax. Awful

You know Fred Trump's fortune came from building federally funded housing. Doesn't it seem a little greedy for him to dodge estate taxes?

You know Fred Trump's fortune came from building federally funded housing.

Oh no! A wasteful government program!

Doesn't it seem a little greedy for him to dodge estate taxes?

Greedy? To want your family to keep your wealth, instead of the clowns in DC? LOL!

He built houses for Veterans under the G.I. Bill. What a horrible person.

He built houses for Veterans under the G.I. Bill. What a horrible person.

"Ike Didn’t Like Donald Trump’s Dad at All..."

"The conflict involved Donald Trump’s father, Fred, who built an enormous real estate empire on a foundation that included state and federal loan subsidies.

"Fred had used Federal Housing Administration intended to help build affordable housing for military vets and others.

"When Ike heard of the profiteering practiced by many of the builders, he suspected a scandal and ordered an investigation.

"The probe was led by William McKenna, a lawyer and expert in housing, finance, and organized crime."

Organized crime.
The Trump apple doesn't fall far from the tree, does it?

Ike Didn’t Like Donald Trump’s Dad at All

 

[georgephillip]

Exactly.

It is all a giant witch hunt!

Links between Trump associates and Russian officials - Wikipedia

"Links between Trump associates and Russian officials
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia..."

"FBI investigations began in late July 2016 and are ongoing.[5]

"In May 2017, former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel in the FBI's investigation.[6]

"The Senate Intelligence Committee[7] and the House Intelligence Committee are also conducting inquiries.[8]

"In May 2017, Glenn A. Fine, the acting Defense Department Inspector General, confirmed he was investigating Michael Flynn for misleading Pentagon investigators about his income from companies in Russia and contacts with officials there when he applied for a renewal of his top-secret security clearance.[9]

"In October 2017, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were indicted and arrested.[10]

"Flynn and George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation."

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This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

Nunes buried evidence on Russian meddling to protect Trump. I know because I’m on the committee

"Just last week, hours before the Republican-led House recessed for six weeks, Nunes broke out his shovel yet again to bury even deeper the evidence of Russian interference, once again demonstrating there’s no distance he won’t go to protect this president.

"Nunes and committee Republicans had promised that the American people would see our interview transcripts after the investigation was completed.

"When they abruptly ended the investigation without calling dozens of relevant witnesses, they voted to conceal the transcripts."

What else can you say. Trump/Nunes and others, are traitors to this country.

What else can you say. Trump/Nunes and others, are traitors to this country.

The expression "never underestimate Trump" cuts both ways. Just as few expected him to "win" the White House, his fall from political grace will also stagger the imagination. Hopefully, many of his minions like Nunes and Pence will also see their careers in "public service" ended by their association with Trump.

Presidential historian: Trump's actions may be 'definition of treason' if he knew about Russian interference efforts

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

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This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

Nunes buried evidence on Russian meddling to protect Trump. I know because I’m on the committee

"Just last week, hours before the Republican-led House recessed for six weeks, Nunes broke out his shovel yet again to bury even deeper the evidence of Russian interference, once again demonstrating there’s no distance he won’t go to protect this president.

"Nunes and committee Republicans had promised that the American people would see our interview transcripts after the investigation was completed.

"When they abruptly ended the investigation without calling dozens of relevant witnesses, they voted to conceal the transcripts."

What else can you say. Trump/Nunes and others, are traitors to this country.

What else can you say. Trump/Nunes and others, are traitors to this country.

The expression "never underestimate Trump" cuts both ways. Just as few expected him to "win" the White House, his fall from political grace will also stagger the imagination. Hopefully, many of his minions like Nunes and Pence will also see their careers in "public service" ended by their association with Trump.

Presidential historian: Trump's actions may be 'definition of treason' if he knew about Russian interference efforts

Hopefully, many of his minions like Nunes and Pence will also see their careers in "public service" ended....

Not to mention the end of the Clinton Crime family.

 

[boedicca]

Be sure to mention these gifts:

Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

"Much of his giving was structured to sidestep gift and inheritance taxes using methods tax experts described to The Times as improper or possibly illegal.

"Although Fred Trump became wealthy with help from federal housing subsidies, he insisted that it was manifestly unfair for the government to tax his fortune as it passed to his children.

"When he was in his 80s and beginning to slide into dementia, evading gift and estate taxes became a family affair, with Donald Trump playing a crucial role, interviews and newly obtained documents show."

Oh no, avoiding the death tax. Awful!

h no, avoiding the death tax. Awful

You know Fred Trump's fortune came from building federally funded housing. Doesn't it seem a little greedy for him to dodge estate taxes?

You know Fred Trump's fortune came from building federally funded housing.

Oh no! A wasteful government program!

Doesn't it seem a little greedy for him to dodge estate taxes?

Greedy? To want your family to keep your wealth, instead of the clowns in DC? LOL!

He built houses for Veterans under the G.I. Bill. What a horrible person.

He built houses for Veterans under the G.I. Bill. What a horrible person.

"Ike Didn’t Like Donald Trump’s Dad at All..."

"The conflict involved Donald Trump’s father, Fred, who built an enormous real estate empire on a foundation that included state and federal loan subsidies.

"Fred had used Federal Housing Administration intended to help build affordable housing for military vets and others.

"When Ike heard of the profiteering practiced by many of the builders, he suspected a scandal and ordered an investigation.

"The probe was led by William McKenna, a lawyer and expert in housing, finance, and organized crime."

Organized crime.
The Trump apple doesn't fall far from the tree, does it?

Ike Didn’t Like Donald Trump’s Dad at All

Oh blah blah blah so sleepy...zzzzzzzzzzzz

Sour grapes and all that.

 

[BWK]

This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

This is the result of the House oversight not doing their job,A West Wing 'under siege' as Dems launch investigation and protecting a criminal;

Nunes buried evidence on Russian meddling to protect Trump. I know because I’m on the committee

"Just last week, hours before the Republican-led House recessed for six weeks, Nunes broke out his shovel yet again to bury even deeper the evidence of Russian interference, once again demonstrating there’s no distance he won’t go to protect this president.

"Nunes and committee Republicans had promised that the American people would see our interview transcripts after the investigation was completed.

"When they abruptly ended the investigation without calling dozens of relevant witnesses, they voted to conceal the transcripts."

What else can you say. Trump/Nunes and others, are traitors to this country.

What else can you say. Trump/Nunes and others, are traitors to this country.

The expression "never underestimate Trump" cuts both ways. Just as few expected him to "win" the White House, his fall from political grace will also stagger the imagination. Hopefully, many of his minions like Nunes and Pence will also see their careers in "public service" ended by their association with Trump.

Presidential historian: Trump's actions may be 'definition of treason' if he knew about Russian interference efforts

Hopefully, many of his minions like Nunes and Pence will also see their careers in "public service" ended....

Not to mention the end of the Clinton Crime family.

Almost five decades for Hillary Clinton alone, and the Right is still on it. Lol! Are you there yet?