Tipster Claims Trump Tax Audit Interference | Talking Points Memo

An unnamed tipster gave a House panel “credible allegations” about potential attempts to influence the Internal Revenue Service’s audit of the president’s tax returns, according to a Tuesday court filing.


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The vat of corruption (aka the swamp) is bottomless.

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What do criminals do?

They crimen, of course…

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Billy Bar will start looking for this tipster straightaway.

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WH response: This is a calculated smear campaign against the bestest president* ever!

Inside the WH: Oh, shit! As the rats scurry about.

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Sounds a lot like inherent contempt to me, but I’m willing to wait (impatiently) for an expedited ruling from the court.

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DINGDINGDINGDINGDING

It’s one of the ways they got Capone, too.

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"I fully pardon all of my accountants and thereby proclaim case closed "

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Why did Mnunchin refer it to IG?

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You know, someday Trump’s honestly gonna be able to brag about having “the biggest crowd ever!”

At his sentencing.

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Trump improperly use his office to influence a tax audit? Unpossible.

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Because his folks hadn’t been able to positively ID the whistleblower before the deadline to ensure that he/she kept their mouth shut, so needed more time.

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Criminy! I didn’t know that!

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Wait… so Trump is ACTUALLY under audit?!?

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Naw. That’s not how he rolls. Munchkin did it to curry favor with him.

It’s the law, since Nixon. All Presidential returns are audited.

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Now it’s getting interesting!

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All the way to Crimea!

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Two things:

  1. Absolutely inevitable that this would occur. Literally impossible that a malignant narcissist like Trump would not try to abuse his power this way.

  2. Al Capone.

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I shall be there with bells on!

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It wasn’t Chiselin’ Trump.

It was John Barron.

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