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So the known fraud and conman continued to be a fraud and conman?
Further, the returns show that Trump made zero dollars in charitable contributions in 2020 despite promising to give all of his presidential salary away. We all knew he was lying about giving his salary away to charity. It is nice to have proof. >

The IRS has stated in their excuse for not auditing him that of the seven reasons one was his refusal and their inability to substantiate his charitable donations. Now, in the tax professional community that is assumed to be related to his contributions to syndicated conservation easements, but… if you’re going to cheat, why stop there? He has literally pulled numbers out of his ass for everything from real estate valuation to COGS. Who the fuck would make corrections to your tax return with a sharpie and then sign the tax return with the same sharpie for both you and your wife? He knew he wouldn’t be audited. He knew it the whole time. Why else would he be so brazen. >

Wait... The IRS didn't audit him because his financial statements didn't make sense and he refused to to cooperate? 
That sounds, oh, I dunno, like exactly the sort of person they should be fucking auditing. >

No charitable donations? Shocking! >

Wait, I thought he was going to donate his entire salary since he is so rich. That's what Twitter says explains his $0 in federal taxes for 2020. >

Who does not have charitable donations at this level of wealth?  People as rich as this support foundations, zoos, public radio, churces, etc. on an ongoing basis.  What kind of person supports nothing? >

He doesn't donate... he steals from charities and then doesn't report it.
To Trump this is charitable giving....  to himself. >

Charitable taking. >

Trump is a a loser of a business man. The only thing  he can do effectively is burn thru inheritance money and ruin business. >

Actually, his "business losses" on these returns say nothing about his acumen.
Real estate tax rules are easily and legally used to avoid tax.  It fucking sucks.
What Trump does is grow his businesses, and then separates the revenue from the expenses. The real estate rules are such that he can claim the expenses and depreciation now without claiming the revenues and gains yet. This essentially leaves him with just enough "losses" to offset his income and he pays no taxes.
So basically his wealth grows, but the growth isn't realized, only the expenses. Rinse and repeat until he dies and it's taxed when inherited by his kids... Though there are ways around that too.  But this is why he has such a hard-on to eliminate the estate tax.
I don't think he's a smart guy in general, but his formula for tax avoidance is solid.
The problem (or solution for those of us who think he needs to be held responsible) is that this greedy ass pushes too hard, and he crosses the line into tax fraud.  That's what he needs to be investigated for. >

But doesn’t he also go bankrupt on the regular? >

On the regular? No. But the dude has had some big losers over the years, especially the casinos. But none of that comes close to the money he has in real estate, mainly handed to him by his father's business.
(also, these are separate corporations. Going bankrupt with the casinos and steaks doesn't mean HE went bankrupt.)
I'm not defending the guy, he's a scumbag, a con man, and I don't think he's particularly good at what he does. He does know how to sell his image though, and that gets him far.  But I also know a lot of successful businesspeople who have had multiple businesses go bankrupt... It doesn't always mean they are bad at what they do.
A lot of the "he's a total loser who keeps bankrupting all his businesses" talk doesn't really reflect reality. But I think you can look at the moron try to hock NFTs and know exactly what kind of "businessman" he is. >


“Going forward, all future Chairs of both the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee will have nearly unlimited power to target and make public the tax returns of private citizens, political enemies, business and labor leaders or even the Supreme Court justices themselves,” Brady said.

Brady says that like it's some sort of threat.  I'm like "HEY-Good idea!  Not so much for the private citizens, but, let's publish Representatives, Senators, Governors, and all of the other people who sacrifice for the 'public good'." >

He's saying it like this is a new development. This has always been the case. The only thing that changed is that for the first time, a president refused to voluntarily release his, and he happened to also be under investigation for all the crimes. >

Dubious.  There’s gotta be some fake charities he’s donated to that he’s the beneficiary of. >

You might be giving him too much credit.
But you wouldn't be the first apparently. >

I can’t believe we finally get to see these. What an absolute douche lol. I don’t even care honestly but the fact that he fought it so hard and lost makes me smile.