BREAKING...Maddow: we've got Trump's tax returns!

[Lewdog]

The GOP lost seats in the House and the Senate, fact. 77 thousand votes in MI, MN, and WI does not a mandate make for the rest of America. No one has shown what law has been broken. And the far right transforming America? You guys are fumbing and bumbling, and America and the world is laughing at you freeks.

What law?

How bout identity theft.

Wrong.

Look it up.

I don't need to look it up. I've given you the real laws that matter here, and you continue to argue it.

Bullshit.

Any document with your name and SSN on it can be missused and is classified as identity theft.

It has to be misused in order to be considered identity theft numbnuts, and I don't see MSNBC or Maddow signing up for a credit card in Trump's name anytime soon.

 

[skookerasbil]

Publicity stunt to get more Trump haters on board. Actual story was a joke though......it would be like me announcing to the neighbors I got Kim Kardasian showing up nude on Saturday at my house and I set up a cardboard cut out. Every idiot progressive tuned in last night..........fucking suckers. A tax return from 100 years ago..........fucking suckers!!


I love this forum!!

 

[rightwinger]

Poor, poor Trump

He who lives by the leak....dies by the leak

Where are the rest of his taxes?

 

[Iceweasel]

Did it mean anything to you when the illegally obtained DNC emails were published?

Not to me. I already knew Democrats were crooked bastards.

 

[JBond]

If anyone takes the so-called president down with good solid investigation and facts, it will be Rachel Maddow. Good for her. She needs to keep digging.

Last night she gave him and the GOP a BIG assist.

She'll have to dig herself out of that hole first.
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Pretty sure Trump trolled mad cow with his return. She looked like a distracted loon.

 

[Lewdog]

Why do people keep arguing this? As a journalist who was given the information anonymously she did not break any laws. Holy shit you people need to learn the laws before starting 5 million threads and posts about this.

It's called Journalistic Privilege. She did not solicit the information and therefor broke no laws.

How can you sit and say it was a "nothing burger" in one breath and then ask for her to be arrested in the next... you're having a mental meltdown.

because if it truly is a crime to disseminate someone's tax information, the content of said tax return is meaningless.

And ask the people over at Gawker how far you can stretch journalistic privilege.

Big difference between a sex tape they PAID for...which is solicitation, and what happened last night. Insert another quarter and please try again.

So a journalist can release kiddie porn and be shielded?

I know this is an extreme example, but if the tax law states you cannot release someone's tax information without their knowledge (or a court order maybe) why does the journalists shield protect you?

Kiddie porn isn't the same thing. Kiddie porn isn't even in the same fucking galaxy as a tax return. Whomever sent out Trump's taxes broke the law, unless it was Trump or someone acting as his agent. Maddow and MSNBC did not pay for it and therefor as a journalist she could report on it without breaking the law. She also has Shield Laws that allow her to protect her source, though here those don't matter because the pages were mailed anonymously so she doesn't even know her source.

 

[gipper]

If anyone takes the so-called president down with good solid investigation and facts, it will be Rachel Maddow. Good for her. She needs to keep digging.

Libs think Maddow is great but in reality, she is fake news.

Is it any wonder Americans are so divided?

RWnuts think everything unpleasant is fake news. It's like a fundamentalist Christian's attitude towards evolution.

What was "unpleasant" about her releasing Trump's tax returns? It was illegal but that means nothing to the left, unless it is done to one of them.

Did it mean anything to you when the illegally obtained DNC emails were published?

If some scumbag liberal working for the federal government leaked the return, they should be prosecuted.

The DNC emails were easily stolen because those involved were too stupid to protect their communications from hackers.

 

[blackhawk]

Yes she proved Trump made 150 million dollars in 2005 and paid 38 million in taxes. That's right up there with Woodward and Bernstein and Watergate.

 

[miketx]

What law?

How bout identity theft.

Wrong.

Look it up.

I don't need to look it up. I've given you the real laws that matter here, and you continue to argue it.

Bullshit.

Any document with your name and SSN on it can be missused and is classified as identity theft.

It has to be misused in order to be considered identity theft numbnuts, and I don't see MSNBC or Maddow signing up for a credit card in Trump's name anytime soon.

Of course you have ironclad proof of that?

 

[Marion Morrison]

Why do we care what his tax return was like 12 years ago?
Big f-ing deal.

It was a big deal last night, until it wasn't.

I missed all the drama. We were having a Nor'easter and the winds were making me nervous so I took a sleeping pill and went to bed. Missed all the excitement. Dang.

Not a good policy.

It's better to stay alert and be as prepared as possible during storms.

 

[Lewdog]

Wrong.

Look it up.

I don't need to look it up. I've given you the real laws that matter here, and you continue to argue it.

Bullshit.

Any document with your name and SSN on it can be missused and is classified as identity theft.

It has to be misused in order to be considered identity theft numbnuts, and I don't see MSNBC or Maddow signing up for a credit card in Trump's name anytime soon.

Of course you have ironclad proof of that?

Ironclad proof they didn't open up an account in his name?

 

[Hutch Starskey]

I watched it. I don't need someone else's opinion to know what to think about it.

Okay. Run with that then.

So will the GOP, understandably.
.

Whatever, dude.

Please highlight what she reported that was misleading or otherwise incorrect.
She simply reported it.

Okay, got it, she did nothing wrong, she didn't screw up.

I believe you.
.

Are you unable to articulate how?

Why in the world would I bother? You're ideologically obligated to defend her, and you'll do that regardless of what I say.

You could read the Slate article for all the detail you need, but you're not going to bend, and we both know it.

Believe what you will. I have nothing to gain by wasting my time.
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Like I thought. Per usual you're unable to go beyond your initial pontification.

I read the slate piece. They only accused her of over hyping it. I watched the show and saw her simply report it. She repeated several times that there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the return.

Where's the beef?

 

[brummelben]

If anyone takes the so-called president down with good solid investigation and facts, it will be Rachel Maddow. Good for her. She needs to keep digging.

Libs think Maddow is great but in reality, she is fake news.

Is it any wonder Americans are so divided?

RWnuts think everything unpleasant is fake news. It's like a fundamentalist Christian's attitude towards evolution.

What was "unpleasant" about her releasing Trump's tax returns? It was illegal but that means nothing to the left, unless it is done to one of them.

Did it mean anything to you when the illegally obtained DNC emails were published?

If some scumbag liberal working for the federal government leaked the return, they should be prosecuted.

The DNC emails were easily stolen because those involved were too stupid to protect their communications from hackers.

Why do you think a liberal released these returns. There are many republicans we cant stand Rump

 

[Markle]

The GOP lost seats in the House and the Senate, fact. 77 thousand votes in MI, MN, and WI does not a mandate make for the rest of America. No one has shown what law has been broken. And the far right transforming America? You guys are fumbing and bumbling, and America and the world is laughing at you freeks.

When do you quit whining? You LOST, get over it and move on!

 

[mudwhistle]

What law?

How bout identity theft.

Wrong.

Look it up.

I don't need to look it up. I've given you the real laws that matter here, and you continue to argue it.

Bullshit.

Any document with your name and SSN on it can be missused and is classified as identity theft.

It has to be misused in order to be considered identity theft numbnuts, and I don't see MSNBC or Maddow signing up for a credit card in Trump's name anytime soon.

Publishing it without written authorization is a misuse, fuck-nuts. The IRS is strictly prohibited from turning it over to anyone to use to embarass a taxpayer. That is a felony.

Confidentiality of Tax Return Information

 

[Mac1958]

Okay. Run with that then.

So will the GOP, understandably.
.

Whatever, dude.

Please highlight what she reported that was misleading or otherwise incorrect.
She simply reported it.

Okay, got it, she did nothing wrong, she didn't screw up.

I believe you.
.

Are you unable to articulate how?

Why in the world would I bother? You're ideologically obligated to defend her, and you'll do that regardless of what I say.

You could read the Slate article for all the detail you need, but you're not going to bend, and we both know it.

Believe what you will. I have nothing to gain by wasting my time.
.

Like I thought. Per usual you're unable to go beyond your initial pontification.

I read the slate piece. They only accused her of over hyping it. I watched the show and saw her simply report it. She repeated several times that there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the return.

Where's the beef?

Hey, I told you! You're right! She did great!
.

 

[gipper]

Libs think Maddow is great but in reality, she is fake news.

Is it any wonder Americans are so divided?

RWnuts think everything unpleasant is fake news. It's like a fundamentalist Christian's attitude towards evolution.

What was "unpleasant" about her releasing Trump's tax returns? It was illegal but that means nothing to the left, unless it is done to one of them.

Did it mean anything to you when the illegally obtained DNC emails were published?

If some scumbag liberal working for the federal government leaked the return, they should be prosecuted.

The DNC emails were easily stolen because those involved were too stupid to protect their communications from hackers.

Why do you think a liberal released these returns. There are many republicans we cant stand Rump

You think Rs can't be liberals. LOL.

 

[martybegan]

Why do people keep arguing this? As a journalist who was given the information anonymously she did not break any laws. Holy shit you people need to learn the laws before starting 5 million threads and posts about this.

It's called Journalistic Privilege. She did not solicit the information and therefor broke no laws.

How can you sit and say it was a "nothing burger" in one breath and then ask for her to be arrested in the next... you're having a mental meltdown.

because if it truly is a crime to disseminate someone's tax information, the content of said tax return is meaningless.

And ask the people over at Gawker how far you can stretch journalistic privilege.

Big difference between a sex tape they PAID for...which is solicitation, and what happened last night. Insert another quarter and please try again.

So a journalist can release kiddie porn and be shielded?

I know this is an extreme example, but if the tax law states you cannot release someone's tax information without their knowledge (or a court order maybe) why does the journalists shield protect you?

Kiddie porn isn't the same thing. Kiddie porn isn't even in the same fucking galaxy as a tax return. Whomever sent out Trump's taxes broke the law, unless it was Trump or someone acting as his agent. Maddow and MSNBC did not pay for it and therefor as a journalist should could report on it without breaking the law. She also has Shield Laws that allow her to protect her source, though here those don't matter because the pages were mailed anonymously so she doesn't even know her source.

Both are illegal, one merely in the possession, the other to disseminate without the permission of the owner. Once they decided to release the information, they became part of the chain of release outside the limits imposed by the owner of said returns.

If the Tax returns actually showed something illegal, that would maybe give Maddow more of a shield from prosecution under the law, but the return shows nothing of the sort. How can she claim her actions were in the public interest when they show nothing but he paid taxes that year?

 

[Lewdog]

Wrong.

Look it up.

I don't need to look it up. I've given you the real laws that matter here, and you continue to argue it.

Bullshit.

Any document with your name and SSN on it can be missused and is classified as identity theft.

It has to be misused in order to be considered identity theft numbnuts, and I don't see MSNBC or Maddow signing up for a credit card in Trump's name anytime soon.

Publishing it without written authorization is a misuse, fuck-nuts. The IRS is strictly prohibited from turning it over to anyone to use to embarass a taxpayer. That is a felony.

Confidentiality of Tax Return Information

They didn't publish it. They reported on it. Do you understand the difference? Do you know what "publish" means?

 

[brummelben]

RWnuts think everything unpleasant is fake news. It's like a fundamentalist Christian's attitude towards evolution.

What was "unpleasant" about her releasing Trump's tax returns? It was illegal but that means nothing to the left, unless it is done to one of them.

Did it mean anything to you when the illegally obtained DNC emails were published?

If some scumbag liberal working for the federal government leaked the return, they should be prosecuted.

The DNC emails were easily stolen because those involved were too stupid to protect their communications from hackers.

Why do you think a liberal released these returns. There are many republicans we cant stand Rump

You think Rs can't be liberals. LOL.

Democrats and moderate republicans could and will unite for the good of the country