It appeared that there were also crimes committed. How can Trump claim he supports the military when he hasn’t paid his share of the taxes that support the troops and their missions?
Thanks to the New York Times for exposing how phony he is.
President Trump has sold himself as a self-made billionaire but a Times investigation found that he received more than $400 million from his father’s empire, much of it through dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud. https://t.co/CciVkq5mDU
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 2, 2018
On today’s Daily: for an investigation this big, we did things differently. A cold open in the locked room where it happened with @DavidBarstow, @susannecraig & @russbuettner as we explore Trump, taxes and the truth about how he really got rich: https://t.co/LJJiYMfG2X
— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) October 3, 2018
We hope you have time to read the complete investigation into Trump's wealth by @SusanneCraig, @DavidBarstow and @RussBuettner. But if you don't have time right now, here are 11 key takeaways: https://t.co/cdcE0VmpGN
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 3, 2018
This underscores how much we have normalized and even accepted fraudulent and even criminal behavior from the President of the United States. https://t.co/GEEMnGw99t
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) October 3, 2018
Report: Trump is a fraud. Trump: That’s old news. https://t.co/a541o23GLY pic.twitter.com/2xarHCKehK
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 3, 2018
Relevant today! "many Americans are unaware that he was born into great wealth. This misperception increases support for Trump…[T]reating respondents with info regarding the role Trump’s father played in his career…leads respondents to rate the president more negatively." https://t.co/Y4yg7jUbxU
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) October 3, 2018
That brutal, exhaustive Times report undercuts the Trump mythology in two key ways. https://t.co/V7tqLNuHX9
— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 2, 2018
No one is above the law. Not @realDonaldTrump, not his associates and not his family. https://t.co/ZiPUb8Qhzg
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 2, 2018
Sarah Sanders calls NYT tax investigation "false" and notes that Trump's dad used to say, "Everything he [Donald] touches turns to gold."
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) October 3, 2018
This tweet essentially says “people have written before that my wealth is a con and I still got elected so it shouldn’t be explored.” https://t.co/jB6kQxhiDL
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 3, 2018
Hmmm, this was Paul Manafort's defense too before he pleaded guilty, that the lawyers and accountants had vetted everything —> https://t.co/CmVDrgr0Sw
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 3, 2018
NYT: When his father was 85, Trump tried to change his father's will to benefit himself. His father was alarmed, wouldn't consent, stripped Trump of sole control over his estate. pic.twitter.com/vVmf4l4Kg2
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 2, 2018
The folks at @CrainsNewYork try to estimate what @realDonaldTrump might owe to NY State alone (not counting anything he owed the IRS). https://t.co/Zb2jC9LSzh
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 3, 2018
If this had been Obama, there would have already been impeachment proceedings. But of course it wouldn’t have been Obama. He is not a crook. https://t.co/8GlpOFxkNH
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 6, 2018
update 10/7
This story should have gotten a lot more attention but was overshadowed by Kavanaugh. The Times reprinted it again. It’s not over.
.@SusanneCraig says her and the NYT’s team of Trump tax reporters are continuing their investigation…"We’re definitely in the market for any information people wanna send us" pic.twitter.com/yG3SByMeXX
— Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) October 7, 2018
Just published: A follow up to the big NYT Trump tax story. https://t.co/Rixd2dlaQC
— Matt Purdy (@mattbpurdy) October 5, 2018
Here’s how a Fox News host tried to dismiss Trump’s extensive tax dodging https://t.co/BeniVGGWW9
— Salon (@Salon) October 4, 2018
Trump added no value to his company, says finance reporter https://t.co/KalSwkDBYu
— Salon (@Salon) October 9, 2018
High-end tax-dodging — by rich liberals and rich conservatives and every variety in between — is the sausage factory of wealth inequality. It’s technical and no one really wants to fix it, as Matt points out, which is why it persists. https://t.co/4bAWcuN0nZ
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) October 10, 2018
Actually, I'd guess that relatively few people are wondering about this. The odds are very strong that this is exactly what is happening. https://t.co/T0Bmwv4KMw
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 10, 2018
Inside the 18-month New York Times investigation that revealed how the president engaged in dubious tax schemes in the 1990s. pic.twitter.com/SXoAuEDudb
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 30, 2018
Sad! 