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“Weaponizing” in Trump-blather means “using the truth against my lies”.
New headline: Trump tries to have it both ways, again, still....jesus won't he just shut up and go away. >

News keeps covering this shit so no >

I was listening to an episode of Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy and he had Tiffany Cross on talking about the media's coverage of the Hunter Biden Laptop conspiracies.  She didn't really say much about that particular item actually but she was talking about how MSNBC was pushing her to constantly feature stories about Trump because those stories drew more traffic.  
It's unfortunate that the media makes decisions based primarily on profit because it allows Trump and his ilk to stay in the spotlight by just saying and doing obnoxious things. 
Feels like the only solution is to remove money from the equation by turning to public radio options like NPR or to seek out podcasts and independent journalists. >


I was listening to an episode of Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy and he had Tiffany Cross on talking about the media's coverage of the Hunter Biden Laptop conspiracies. She didn't really say much about that particular item actually but she was talking about how MSNBC was pushing her to constantly feature stories about Trump because those stories drew more traffic. 

Between Dumb Hunter Conspiracies and Stupid Trump Facts, I'd rather have the latter filling the pages, to be honest.
At least then they're getting paid for something somewhat resembling journalism instead of dabbling with lies for cash. >

Lol, news pushing stories that get the most clicks and views. Someone better call Walter Cronkite. >

Do you think the phrase, "if it bleeds, it leads" post-dates Walter Cronkite in some manner?
Again, if my choices are Weekly World News vs HuffPo, I'll grudgingly take the latter. >

He missed his golden opportunity to release them himself yesterday, then he could have spent the day boasting about keeping his promises to the American people.    As it is now, he just sounds like a whiny loser. >

Controlling the narrative is usually Trump's trump card. However, numbers don't lie, and so this narrative was a little harder I suppose. >

And those numbers spell disaster for him at Sacrifice. >

He says a lot of bullshit when he's not under oath. Why does he think his personal tax returns should be more protected than top secret documents? >

Theyre still more protected then top secret documents. The man carried them out of the white house and to maralago without anyone stopping him. >

for all these years, he told us he was going to release them. The Democrats did him a favor. You're welcome, Trump 😐 >

Yea but then after they catch him for tax fraud hes gon a scream "those arent my tax forms! Im being framed!" >

didn't a few of his accountants already plead guilty to submitting fraudulent tax returns or something?  
That said, to be clear, what he is doing isn't "illegal", it might be perfectly legal.  from a business standpoint, if you show low business income or a loss, you get paid back by a lot from the government, so it is a smart business strategy if you aren't a publicly traded business.
The problem is that you cannot mislead investors or insurance companies about the value of your assets in relation to what you tell the IRS.  If you tell the IRS its worth $10, and you tell your insurance company its worth $100, you have technically lied to both.  whats worse, if you lied to banks or investors about those assets as well, you have done worse because you pissed of really rich people. >

Trump: "I would LOVE to release my tax returns..."
Also Trump: "My tax returns are perfect and show what a successful businessman I am."
(Tax returns are released.)
Trump:  "Frist of all, how dare you..." >

Kind of like how all leaks from inside trump's administration were somehow simultaneously complete fabrications and lies while also being illegal leaks of secret information that hurt national security. >

Kind of like how his suggestion to get bleach and sunlight into the body were simultaneously brilliant demonstrations of his genius that no scientist on Earth had ever thought of while also being made up on the spot as a trap for the lying news media. >

More like Trump weaponized his finances and tax returns.
He knew that releasing his tax returns would allow people to know his financial worth is significantly less than he claims. And that he is not fiscally solvent or truly a good entrepreneur. His financial failings would harm his fragile ego. >

trump weaponized the IRS while President, using it to punish his poltical enemies, namely James Comey and Michael Cohen
Its all projection >

Trump has done America another favor.  He has made it Crystal-fucking-clear to even the most hardened government Dick-sucker that there are rules and laws for us poors to follow to keep us in line.   
For the rich?  There are no rules.  None.  They can do Whatever The Fuck They Want. >

There seem to be three components to Trump’s tax returns:
1) The typical capital gains and dividends any wealthy retiree would have. 
2) The strange “loans” to the children that generate interest income for Donald. 
3) A seeming failure of a business that spins a never ending stream of losses into his personal taxes. 
The only bright spot for Donald Trump came from selling his father’s remaining empire. >


2) The strange “loans” to the children that generate interest income for Donald.
3) A seeming failure of a business that spins a never ending stream of losses into his personal taxes.

These two seem like they may be illegal. The first may a method of getting around the inheritance tax that may not be legal. The second seems to be businesses that really need to be checked out to determine if they were real, or just created for tax purposes. >

2)  a "loan"  that's likely to be forgiven upon his death. -  Just to explain your point of its illegality