>

So he was always in violation of the emoluments clause. Funny how the Democrats never mentioned that.
"No collusion" my ass. Traitorous imbecile. >

I prefer “Degenerate Clown” myself but Traitorous Imbecile works too >

"No puppet, no puppet you're the puppet"

Donald Trump, 2016 >

I remember that moment so clearly. 
She called him out cold and all he could do was stutter and stammer like a humiliated 12 year old. >

He was called out on so much of his shit in those debates, and denied then often obfuscated and deflected it, that it is completely appalling he was elected President. He even said he would keep us in suspense when asked if he would accept election results and participate in the peaceful transfer of power. WTF PEOPLE >


Donald Trump’s tax returns show the former president received income from more than a dozen countries during his time in office, highlighting a string of potential conflicts of interest.

"potential conflicts of interest"
We know by now that when something with Trump looks bad, it's always even worse than it looks. >

How is that "potential" conflicts. Those are big fat red flag conflicts. "Let me return my presidential salary from the American people, I will be accepting foreign bribes instead" >

He didn't return his salary. He lied about that as well. >

The guy kept money that was supposed to go to veterans. It shocks me that people would actually believe that he’d donate one of the few sources of income that was rightfully his >

The guy stole money from a charity for kids w cancer FFS. He’s the motherfucking Scrooge. >

At least Scrooge had a change of heart. This is just evil on another level >

Mr. Burns evil? >

Like taking candy from a baby! >

This is why the American people need to see the taxes of our president.  We need to know who he might be beholden to and ensure his decisions are not influenced by his personal financial interests.
Of course, that's why every other president divests themselves of their business holdings.  Trump just wanted to grift more money for himself. >

I know it was amongst the least of his crimes but the golf trips to his resorts were just insane. >

Ripping off tax payers is pretty serious IMHO. >

I agree but it was just so out in the open and everyone was like, "welp, what're ya gonna do?" >

In 2017 people thought you were crazy for even bringing it up. >

Remember when Obama went golfing here and there, and conservatives lost their absolute fucking minds?
And then Trump does the same thing, but only 10x more often, and they say "meh, business deals are made on the golf course!  He's doing great!" >


the same thing,

Not the same at all; Trump went for 3 day weekends of golf at his golf properties, Obama took an afternoon off. >

At military golf courses, not public ones, so it would cost the taxpayers less, if I remember correctly. >

To be fair, I'm not super happy that my taxes build military golf courses either. >

It's public golf courses >


Donald Trump’s tax returns show the former president received income from more than a dozen countries during his time in office, highlighting a string of potential conflicts of interest.

This is what the emoluments clause in the constitution is specifically meant to prevent, by the way. >

It’s supposed to prevent a presidents  business from owning a golf course or hotel in another country? >

Why would he be receiving those income streams directly, instead of his business receiving them?
Are you confused or just happy to excuse all of his red flags? >

It never says he’s receiving them directly >

Uhh... they're income streams to him on his tax returns.
Why is that confusing to you? >

Yes, from his businesses. Which operate all over the world. It’s in the article. >

I want to know why I had to go through more financial and criminal scrutiny to be a call center employee than Trump did to become President. >

Exactly. >

In the first paragraph I was seeing indisputable Emoluments Clause violations.
The new SANTOS law should include a provision that a candidate must not be sworn into office if that would result in an instant Emoluments Clause violation. >

Why? Because US banks refused to do business with him after he made a habit of defaulting on loans and stiffing American workers who were hired for his "projects". >

Fun fact: Deutsch Bank was giving him loans to pay back debt he owed to Deutsch Bank. >

It is common to refinance a business loan that contains a balloon payment with the same lender. You get an extension of payments, new interest rate, etc. 
There’s a lot of shady stuff happening, but that in isolation is not one. >

You really think it’s good to have a President of the United States who does this sort of business?
Come on. 
He would not even pass a security clearance with these tax returns. >

I don't think the post above was stating that it is acceptable for the POTUS to be involved in this sort of business, just that it is not illegal, uncommon or nefarious in itself. >

Those intelligence services had to be salivating at the leverage they could reap. >

Do Jared and Ivanka next please. >

Lewd. >

That is fucking mind boggling.
That a president of the United states owns a business that deals with a corrupt foreign government and its corrupt partners in Iran.
How the fuck did anyone let this happen? >

Yo own the libs. Remember when conservatives were saying they'd rather be Russian than a Democrat? >

They still are saying that >

Bought and paid for. Not surprising, just good to finally have it out in public. >

To get a security clearance in the US, they look at your debt. If you seem corruptible they will literally deny your clearance. THIS is why. Remember this when some idiot with a million dollars spouts about how his rights are in danger. >

This is  really bad because the President can beholden to foreign powers >

He’s probably paid more taxes to foreign governments than the US government. >

A man came to me weeping, he said, with tears in his eyes, SIR, sir I just want you to know that these are the biggest, best, and most important c conflicts of interest I have ever seen, there have never been conflicts of interest like this, the biggest, most beautiful, bigliest conflicts of interest, the world has ever seen. >

You forgot, “…he hadn’t cried since he was a baby…” >

Haven’t read the article just yet, but I’m going to go out on a limb and guess many of those countries aren’t buddies with the US. >

These just show his reported income. He's argued for Americans to legally be able to give and receive bribes. >

I wonder how much came from Russia? >

It would either confirm the high possibility of a hooker pissing on a chair or prove he's a full on traitor (which is a big deal). 
Either way, it will be very interesting. >

Damn....so he a agent? >

What's the word for Dozen Agent? >

Duodecim agent >

Damn >

Satire at its finest. >

He’s not a billionaire but he is a crook. Just as we all suspected. >

IRS overlooked all of the glaringly obvious problems with Trump’s taxes but are still going after little people. The institution needs to be burned to the ground and completely remade. >

It needs to be fully funded so they have the tools and resources to go after the ultra-wealthy. >

News flash. The ultra wealthy are the ones that would need to approve the funding. >

look, I have Beautiful Tax Returns where I've made, and paid, many many billions in Taxes, with my many very Successful Businesses which have made we're talking Record Profits but also paid Record High Taxes thanks to Obama and Sleepy Joe just like they're doing to all of you.  right now as we speak Sleepy Joe is training Armed IRS Agents to go take down anyone who forgets to pay just One Penny in Taxes, it's Criminal what they've done, I had everything Perfect, we were lined up for a lot of Terms but then the Radical Left snuck up very viciously and assaulted and harassed Your President and there are a lot of people right now, really upset at what happened, and they're very very angry believe me. >

Love the idea, but these comments need a call and response, otherwise it's just noise.  
🏛🐎🏜🏥 >

I am not a "tax professional" but I have filed my fair share of taxes. This caught my attention too. In 2016, Trump declared about 17M of income on his 1040, about half business income and half interest. But on his "foreign tax credit" forms he declared 172M of gross income. I honestly don't really know what this means but does that mean that he earned $17M in the US and ten times that much internationally?
He did have what looks to be somewhat legitimate sources of international income such as the beauty pageants in the Philippines and other countries (never mind if sick corrupt sexual abusing shit happened, they appear to be legitimate businesses). But that doesn't explain the whole $172M, in one year, which is quite a lot of income.
I am assuming that a lot of people are looking at this and have been for years. I'm eager to see their analysis. >

Yea but... umm, Hunter Biden! >

b-b-but the laptop!! >

buttery-male-biden-ghazi! >

This explains why he was so soft on China. >

Soft? Nah… I am from China and my parents are still Chinese citizens… his trade war hurt china badly.. of course, it also hurt USA badly.. his trade war was stupid.. useless,, but not soft >

He is essentially a foreign agent >

how’d you glean that from this article ? >

But Hunter Biden!!! >

Do not forget that Jimmy Carter gave up his peanut farm when he became president to avoid any possible appearance of conflict of interest. His peanut farm for Gods sake.  Trump is the embodiment of sleaze and graft. >

There's two people I think Putin pays... >

He doesn't pay either of them anymore, but he has other US elected officials on his payroll. >

Compromised up to his fat, wattley neck. >

bUt HuNtER bIdEn'S LapToP = ChInA dEbTs >

"Biden is a globalist that is being controlled by the Chinese." -my uncle
every accusation is a confession. >

Is his team really willing to have these transactions on paper?? They left a paper trail for the nation to ask for more?? Hhmmm...I hope more comes out... >

Criminal fuckwad >

He is a traitor paid for by Russians.  He is a pathetic asset. >

Wheres the picachu surprised meme when you need it? >

Trump is a foreign agent. Wake up. >

True American hero huh >

Foreign income from his shitty cockroach hotels probably. >

I'm waiting for the Trump Twitter account to put a spin on this:  
"Tax Returns released to the public! Promise made, promise kept! Trump 2024!" >

Now match any of this countries money to the stolen national secrets that are missing. >

If you think that’s bad, wait until Saudis start buying up his jackass NFTs. >

It’s all a giant shell game, and in the end, he’s a criminal who will likely never serve time. Dammit. >


That year, Trump also brought in $6.5 million from China, $5.8 million from Indonesia and $5.7 million from India.

Imagine if Biden had $6.5 million in income from China per year. It wouldn't be mentioned in passing, it would be a headline on Fox News until the impeachment happens. >

Imagine if Obama... nah nvm no one cares. Even the people who pretended to care have shut up. >

He has golf clubs in the UK and Ireland that he uses to launder money.
People hate him so won't go there but they are always fully booked up by the Russians and Saudies despite the place being empty. >

Are w expecting to catch him in a crime thru his taxes.  Wouldn’t we be better off digging up a golf course grave. >

AMERICA FIRST. 
But let's nuke NAFTA >

Of course he received that income because he NEVER relinquished control of his companies that do little more than rent the TRUMP name. It’s the opposite of a blind trust? >

I wonder if his buddies Kim Jong-un and putin are in the list. Trump used to say how great they were. >

I remember a few years back the Trump Hotel & Tower in Panama being on the news after a new owner took control and ousted the Trump Organization as manager.
The Trump Organization had acted as go between the developers and some investment banks to get financing, but had no financial stake in project, they basically received a consulting fee, were given the contract to manage the building, sell the units, and got to put their name on it.
As per usual, they did a piss poor job and a huge number of the condos went unsold.   A Cypriot businessman slowly started buying units until he was the majority owner of the property and legally began to remove the Trump Organization as building manager.  This was a huge issue for Trump, as it’s his costume, he had falsely bragged he owned the building and hotel.   If the owner removed the name and his company as manager, this would come to light.
This was also right as he was starting his presidential campaign in 2015, so he was super angry and sued to prevent it.  Trump ultimately lost and the building’s name was changed,   
The new owner alleged for years that the Trump organization has committed tax fraud and even hinted at money laundering, but nothing ever came of it. >

This isn’t his business either. This is his personal income. It’s worth keeping that in mind because there should be no reason for ANY income to come in from foreign channels while in office. >

Follow the money - find the missing top secret documents he stole and lied about having. >

"The Art of the Deal" : shrewd financial advices and tactics for the modern dictator >

This should never be allowed to happen again. Close the loopholes. >

Whenever I hear claims that Trump is not audited or chased by the IRS because those with means to afford lawyers and accountants cost more than the IRS can hope to recover, I just wonder:  Is there not a GoFundMe that could be started to pay the IRS to investigate this?   And for that matter some of the other egregious wealthy tax cheats?  If it costs ten million to make an example out of a handful of these people, and put the fear of God into them, I for one would be willing to pony up some funds. >

Not many of those backwoods cousin fuckers defended him on these facts. They are the dumbest ass people .... He hates them a much as he hates the US. >

Russia sent money from more than a dozen countries? Huh >

I doubt Russia would bother. It's not difficult to send money without your country coming up and having other countries do it is just unnecessary extra steps. Chances are, he was selling out to a lot of different countries for the past while. >

Russia obviously needed Trump in Putin's quest to subvert NATO. Then again, Trump would likely do that for free being that he lacks any and all intelligence and morals >

But Hunter has a laptop and he banged a prostitute (and paid for it with crack). >

But Portable Computing! >

Whats crazy is that there were high up people in government not allowing citizens to see trumps taxes. 
THE CORRUPTION IN THE UNITED STATES IS OUT OF CONTROL. >

It might not feel like it in a lot of ways, but we are a failed democracy.  There is an small elite ruling class that obeys no laws, and populous underclass that has little recourse to address such injustice. >

Okay but Trump was dead set against releasing his returns and we got them, something that would NOT happen in a country like Saudi Arabia. Yes we have problems and the wheels of justice grind slowly but they grind. Does everyone on r/politics have to be such a Debbie downer? Yes I’m horrified too, and since he won it’s been like a waking nightmare. But the truth is coming out.  This is a good day for the rule of law. That’s my take. >

He’s been breaking the law forever.  He did it for four years as president and he’s still facing zero consequences.  And there is absolutely zero reason to expect that he will.  
Sure a little shred of the truth came out after six years of him fighting it tooth and nail.  But what will come of the truth?   The pattern predicts absolutely nothing. 
It’s not being a Debbie Downer, it’s facing a really ugly reality. >

You know who doesn’t agree with you? You know who isn’t as certain as you are that Trump will never be held accountable?
Trump himself.  
He was already accountable when he didn’t win in 2020. That’s the main remedy for bad presidential behavior that our democratic system contemplates. He could have been impeached, perhaps he should have been impeached, but the will of the people turned against him and got him out of the office. He faced political accountability. 
Just a month ago, Trump, who is basically a laughing stock and pariah, faced political accountability again when voters rejected most of the candidates he picked and republicans failed to deliver a red wave despite Biden’s low popularity and raging inflation.  
And now, Trump, who has totally jumped the shark, is lashing out on Truth Social with narcissistic rants and unveiled threats of civil war and desperate pleas to suspend the constitution because HE IS WORRIED that he will be held criminally accountable, and he doesn’t have the office of the presidency to protect him. The 11th circuit court of appeals, which is a conservative circuit, rejected his special master nonsense finally. Trump is worried for a reason. He knows he isn’t safe. 
So yeah, you ARE a debbie downer, because all you see is what’s wrong, which is a lot, I agree, but you fail to see what is right. >

He owns property in multiple countries so this makes sense. The fact that he continued to attempt to run those businesses while President is completely unethical, but it’s not news he was earning overseas money while in office. That was a huge point of contention throughout his Presidency. >

What businesses does he have in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and China? >

Do you understand globalisation? >

I mean, I'm not surprised by this. Nor am I supposed that Republicans don't care but Biden maybe doing business with China is all wrong in Republicans eyes. Smoke and mirrors cause they got no policy ideas. >

did the release of his taxes finally expose his dealings with putin and the russians? >

Shoking. >

Not really surprising headline. He basically leases out his name to the highest bidder. >

No shit huh >

Whole damn tax history looks like a mafia "Don". >

So far I haven’t heard about anything from his taxes that indicates that he’s anything other than an international businessman who walks right on the line of legality in order to get the lowest tax rate, same as all the others. Am I missing something? >

Oh no, clear legal violations in his taxes. Tax fraud all over this stuff. He will go down as one of the biggest tax cheats of all time. >

Is he an especially bad tax fraud, or just one of many tax frauds but has gotten extra scrutiny because of being president (though only after the fact)? That’s what I can’t figure out. >

He has money and therefor the IRS does not go after people with money often, it is too expensive to fight the lawyers. The IRS has flat out admitted this. >

Yeah exactly. They were like, we don’t normally have the resources to pursue people like Trump. So maybe we’ll never know. >

Please please please let Ukraine be one of them. >

quid pro quo >

Clarice >

Weird it sounds like this guy Trump is an international businessman or something. 
Who knew? >

With kompromat all over him and secrets to sell.
- I bet you paid more than $700 in taxes >

Tell me you don’t understand how taxes work without telling me you don’t understand how taxes work >

Tell me you are a MAGA sycophant without blah blah blah