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They don't release them until they release them.
Trump's tax returns show that he paid very little in federal income taxes. Over the past 10 years, Trump paid a total of only $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, and no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years.


Trump's businesses are not as successful as he has claimed. Trump has claimed that he is a successful businessman, but his tax returns show that many of his businesses have not made much money and have even lost money.


Trump has significant debts. Trump's tax returns show that he has millions of dollars in debt, including mortgages and loans for his businesses.


Trump used his charitable foundation for personal and political purposes. Trump used money from his charitable foundation, the Trump Foundation, to pay for personal expenses and to make political donations. This led to the foundation being shut down by the state of New York.


Trump is being audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS is currently auditing Trump's tax returns for the years 2010 to 2018, and it is possible that he could owe more taxes or face penalties as a result. >

He's being audited, finally??
The best takeaway, ever. 
I can't wait until his assets are seized. >

You'll probably be waiting a long time. Something like a $2M slap on the wrist. >

He will be In jail already it’ll just be icing on the cake >

Lol no he won't. >

Lol yeah he will. >

Surely he'll face some kind of penalty THIS time!!! >


As a presidential candidate in 2015, Mr. Trump said he would not take “even one dollar” of the $400,000 salary that comes with the job. “I am totally giving up my salary if I become president,” he said.
In his first three years in office, Mr. Trump said he donated his salary quarterly. But in 2020, his last full year in office, the documents show that Mr. Trump reported $0 in charitable giving.

Why, I'm shocked! Shocked! Well, not that shocked. >

Well, when you actually establish a charitable foundation in your own name that others donate too and end up using those funds for personal use to buy paintings of one self and pay your own fines it does kind of tell most people that your probably not going to end up donating your own money to some one else’s charity.
But there’s truth and then there’s the other end of the spectrum, Trump.
Yet, he’s still adored by his base. >

Are we all so awed by wealth that no one was willing to step up and remove him from the event? It’s so disheartening to see people so desperate to ingratiate themselves to the rich and “powerful.” >

At a VIP event like that, I can understand not wanting to make a ruckus, but if they had only called security and had him arrested, we might be living in a different version of history right now. >

Moments like the above mentioned are what gave Trump the visibility and following he used to leverage an election win. How many lives could have been saved if only someone had stood up to him over the years? >

It's hardly a shock that Trump lied about his 'perfect' Tax Returns, because he's already lied about nearly everything else in his life. >

Yep! And his presidency started when he was sworn in with the biggest lie at the time so far. "To serve and protect....etc..." What a horrible day that was. >

Can only agree, starting with all the lies about his inauguration crowd sizes and lying about the fact he won bigly  - (Trump won 46.1% & Hillary Clinton won 48.2% of the popular vote) >

Well, at least he "loves the military." Apparently not enough to have served when called or even financially support them by paying his taxes, but he loves them.. >

I think what the whole discussion overlooks is that Rich Republicans have for decades believed that the rich (job creators/investment class) shouldn't have to pay any taxes. Taxes would be consumption taxes only if they had their way and social programs and safety nets would be entirely charity. The rich still believe in social Darwinism even if they don't say it. >

My key takeaway? He used a sharpie to change his returns in 2016. >

He’s broke. He’s a liar. He broke a lot of laws. >

He's definitely a liar. He's likely broke.
I've been hearing about him breaking laws forever. I still haven't seen someone point out what laws he broke here. He will get some fines at most I predict.
Thousands of independent people are pouring through his taxes now and I'm asking simply, what crimes did he commit?
I can't stand Trump but this release of his taxes is not the gotcha moment many had hoped. >

Well, we already have seen voluminous evidence that his businesses have illegally either raised or lowered valuations on his properties in order to avoid taxes/get loans.
His claims of having no taxable income seem far fetched at best. They just were released today, but I'd bet money people will find PLENTY of illegal deductions and under-reporting of income in those taxes - just like he did with his businesses. >

He's boasted about gaming the system. He will get away with it in broad daylight. His accountants do some kind of bullshit fudging numbers to maximize his taxes. It's not uncommon. 
People have been sifting through his taxes for weeks now. PLENTY? I bet they found very little, thus the Friday holiday dump. >

I mean, yes. something like 150 million tax returns are filed each year and like 500 people a year go to jail (mostly for money laundering, bribery, etc.). So no, nothing will come from it. But that doesn't mean he didn't commit a crime.
They literally released them today. The press will take some time to go through them. >

You don't think the press had a heads up from the House, really?