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  I'm pretty sure people like us know he is broke af. Everything is a lie to him.
context: ¿Por qué no los dos? >
  
  Es una pregunta excelente. >
  
  Mierda. My reddit es todos in spañish >
  
  Donde esta la biblioteca? >
  
  
  If there’s evidence of a crime, he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law; 
  
  The only people saying that he shouldn't are Trump and his defenders.
  
  otherwise, releasing them only results in political embarrassment.
  
  For Trump, no one else. Releasing them is just helping Trump fulfil a campaign promise. >
  
  Why can’t they be both embarrassing and incriminating?  I’d love to see his embarrassed ass go to jail because of it. >
  
  The only caveat I'd put on that is let them be incriminating first. If they need them for evidence I'd prefer they stay sealed until the trial rather than give who ever's foolish enough to think they'll actually get paid for representing Trump an in to try and argue that them being released to the public has prejudiced the jury pool. >
  
  Because those two things are not mutually exclusive and Congress can't criminally charge someone. >
  
  I actually think we NEED to do both.
  We need to expose and embarrass him for the conman/traitor that he is AND charge him as such >
  
  
  Don’t Embarrass Trump Over Tax Records Release—Charge Him Instead
  
  Why not both? >
  
  Nothing embarrasses that man, he has no shame! >
  
  When he was roasted on Comedy Central in 2011, what was off limits to joke about was “any joke that suggests Trump is not actually as wealthy as he claims to be.” Bankruptcy jokes are the “one thing [Trump’s] super sensitive about."
  Don't expect him to be rational about having proof shown of what people have said all along. It's all about protecting his feelings. >
  
  I would be sensitive about it too, if I were one of the only people who ever went bankrupt running a casino. >
  
  Three casinos! Because he thought he could create a new Las Vegas before he had built up enough human traffic. Because that's what real estate moguls do, they keep building while losing money... >
  
  IDK.  The thing I keep hearing is that Trump was talking (taxing?) out of both sides of his ass.  On the one hand, he is claiming massive losses on his taxes.  Or at least they look like massive losses to my poor ass. Then on the other side of the cheek, he's telling lenders that his properties are profitable and a good investment.   So perhaps,  and I'm just spitballing here, the actual release isn't to us, the American public, but rather Trumps backers and this is the way to alert them that the Count of mostly Crisco isn't the golden goose he claims to be.  Now, it may be obvious to us all that Trump isn't the greatest business man, but thats just hearsay.  Having his actual returns in hand, which is a piece of information that is normally not available in a regular business transaction, may just turn the tide on his ability to raise funds.  Which likely explains the NFT scam.  He likely owes someone big bucks and the release of his taxes is going to have quite a few powerful folks calling their markers.  So IMHO this is a chess move to bring the power of lenders to bear and those folks are likely the only ones Trump is actually scared of. >
  
  ‘Count of Mostly Crisco’
  Never heard that one before.  Nice. >
  
  I cannot claim authorship of these phrase.  A fellow redditor used it a few weeks ago and it's so good, that it's now in my lexicon. >
  
  Liar and Grifter in chief must be made an example of if we do not want the same crimes in future of our representatives and those holding high office.   
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  The release, however, brings some temporary satiation to the injustice inherent every time he claimed he would soon release them. It helps quell the feeling that the rich and powerful are never held accountable—that deep-seated feeling in many of us that his presidency handed him a permanent get-out-of-jail-free card. Prosecute, or keep private—but don’t persecute.
  But we know none of it will help rebuild the norms he destroyed or undo the damage done in his name on Jan. 6, 2021. It also won’t dissuade financial criminals from seeking high office in the future. Congress is right to focus on legislationmandating the public release of financial details for any individual seeking high office. Trump is seeking re-election in 2024, and he should be compelled to release details of his financial dealings owing to that. But outing him as woefully less wealthy than he claims, or whatever other legal-but-embarrassing details may be found in his returns, can only bolster his own perception of victimhood.
  
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  The case for privacy needn’t be made as part of any larger slippery-slope argument or in deference to some higher principles, because anyone who hasn’t recognized there are two sets of rule books hasn’t been paying attention. Trump’s returns being made public will have no bearing on whether you, or I, or anyone like us faces similar exposure. If those in power wish to air your dirty financial laundry to shame you, they will. They needn’t defer to the precedent set here.
  
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  What is done with Trump’s returns will be setting the narrative—which is setting the metaphorical location where debate, argument, and maybe prosecution take place. An old quote typically attributed to poet Carl Sandburg says, “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.” If we pound the table, we suggest the law and facts are not with us.
  
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  I want him charged on multiple counts, in multiple courts, found guilty, handcuffed, perp walked, and then photographed in prison.  I want his businesses to fail.  I want him embarrassed to the max.  And then I want him ignored so he fades off into the sunset, never to be seen or heard of again. >
  
  There will be books and movies about this for the rest of our lives, sad to say.  He’s managed to be on my radar for my entire life. I remember seeing his smug face on tabloid front pages when I was a preschooler in the 70s >
  
  I saw the same, but as a teen in the 70's >
  
  Both. Make him a fucking example so that these rich and pathetic, narcissistic POS think twice about thinking they’re above the law. Granted this will probably not even make a dent but at least we get one POS off the streets. >
  
  Happy cake day >
  
  I vote for doing both! >
  
  It's not possible to embarrass trump.  So, charge him and lets see where that goes. >
  
  It will go into a fund raising/cash grab campaign for his run for his non-run for the presidency.  His screaming 'persecution' might open up some pockets among the folks who are deep into the left side of the Bell Curve. >
  
  Are you talking about those folks that are so far to the left they can't even see the upswing?  :-) >
  
  The charges should be for the dozens of felonies committed by the trump crime family. >
  
  I wonder if the stolen funds from the veterans and children cancer Donation events will be listed in his taxes because nothing smells like a tax crime by double or triple dipping >
  
  since the records have been released but not audited, can we crowd fund a pod of sharks to got through them with extreme diligence and care? then donate the results to the IRS and DOJ.. I will bump a few bucks to see him actually audited. >
  
  they gotta do both. making all this stuff public is getting the masses ready for the indictments so it's not a huge shock to the MAGA system. the water has to be warm so it can boil without them noticing. >
  
  Hell, do both! >
  
  I'm pretty sure Letitia James can find a good use for them. >
  
  Release his taxes. Tar and feather him. Let him walk down 5th avenue in NYC while people jeer at him. Then lock him up for the rest of his life. >
  
  They will release them before the House changes hands. Maybe even today. >
  
  Releasing his tax records means that whatever else we're talking about when he runs again, we won't be talking about how he hasn't released his tax returns.  Worth it right there. >
  
  Technically, he hasn’t released his taxes. They were released without his consent after being obtained through a court ruling and released due to public interest. But he didn’t release them, technically speaking. >
  
  I support this >
  
  ... and throw him in jail as a flight risk! >
  
  Fuck you I won't do what you tell me. The Orange crusader literally self-reported how bad his taxes were years ago... Donald DESERVES every ounce of embarrassment he gets AND to end his miserable life in prison. >
  
  He wouldn't be embarrassed. This is what Trump meant when he said he 'doesn't pay taxes because he's smart.' He believes he worked the loopholes and sees this as a victory. >
  
  Embarrass him by charging him, maybe? >
  
  Why not both? >
  
  ¿Por qué no los dos? >
  
  Let’s do both! >
  
  But first embarrass him >
  
  I like both. >
  
  We will do both! >
  
  And make him pay his fair share in taxes. >
  
  I gotta say, I read through the release and its all greek to me.  It appears he's broke rather than being the smart business man multi millionaire.  More likely is he has broken the law to appear that way to avoid taxes while profiting off his name and properties.  
  These tax games are long standing for Trump and very likely for others.  The GOP has done with the IRS what they have done to any government service for the good of the people.  Defund them and when they fail in their duties...say get rid of it or privatize it.  
  It is all highly speculative as since I'm a lowly, broke taxpayer that doesn't understand the myriad of ways to avoid them.