Discussion: White House Releases Tax Info Ahead of Maddow Exclusive

You go girlā€¦still waiting. Release the hounds.

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The White House says President Donald Trump made more than $150 million in income in 2005 and paid $38 million in income taxes that year.

I could couldnā€™t care less about this. What Iā€™d like to see are his income sources, partnerships, write offsā€¦you knowā€¦the details.

Becuz thatā€™s where the Devil lives, right?

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It better be good after all this buildup.

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ā€œYou know you are desperate for ratings when you are willing to violate the law to push a story about two pages of tax returns from over a decade ago,ā€ the White House said in a statement.

Trump: 'I love WikiLeaksā€™

You know you are desperate when you applaud illegal hacking and release of data that helps you, and call people desperate who do the same to hurt you.

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No shit. I think we need about 10 years at least of returns and more than a couple of pages if thatā€™s all she has.

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Sounds like David Kay J. will 'splain it to us.

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$150,000,000 in income? Assuming a 10% return, that would mean a net worth of $1.5 billion - not nearly the $10 billion he claims.

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"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." ā€“ John Steinbeck

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The White House says President Donald Trump made more than $150 million in income in 2005 and paid $38 million in income taxes that year.

ā€¦ which means we donā€™t give it a shit.

RELEASE PAST 30 YEARS OF YOUR FULL TAX RETURNS.

Moron.

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Unless thereā€™s a legit smoking gun hidden in the numbers, itā€™s another oversold Al Capone vault opening.

This could be the dam breaking.

Unless thereā€™s something here that points out explicitly illegal activities, or ties him directly to the Russian mob, this isnā€™t going to change the dynamic of Trumpā€™s situation right now. Maybe it would have during the the campaign, but not now. So far, checking Joshā€™s twitter and the Guardian link, thereā€™s nothing revealed thatā€™s anything different from what weā€™d expectā€”he used the tax laws to his own benefit. Thatā€™s certainly not going to cut into his support among the GOP base.

I hope Iā€™m wrong and maybe something will be gleaned that will be truly damning, but all this tax info will do is confirm prevailing opinion, not change it. Dems and progressives will use to buttress their argument that heā€™s just another rich chiseler working the system, and Republicans will say ā€œSo what? Thatā€™s the American way.ā€

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I hope he 'splains it good 'cause my brain donā€™t do math so good this late.

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When Nixon said, ā€œIā€™m not a crook,ā€ he was talking about his tax returns, not Watergate. Nixon ended up paying $500,000 in back tazes.

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The Ryblolveyev (sp,) real eastate deal took place in 2008. What can be revealed here other than, perhaps, a broad ā€œsailing close to the windā€ and unsavory approach to dealing with the IRS?

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Fuck, you donā€™t want much do you? This could be the dam breaking.

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Trump will never ā€˜releaseā€™ his tax returns voluntarily. Only a subpoena will force the issue.

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The Guardian is running a live blog on this

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Yes, itā€™s a leak in the dam that is feeling the pressure. More will come.

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Nothingburger.

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That audit sure wrapped up fast. Guess he can release the other years now, huh?

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