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Trump to release 2016 taxes? Nope. Those are under audit too.
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Escape Goat
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Title is a bit premature. Spicey deflected and obfuscated.
It was super effective.
It was super effective.
GrizzleBoy
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It's impossible to conclude any wrong doing if the audit runs for eternity.
It's actually genius.
He's like a smart guy.
Maybe by 2020 they'll have finished reading the first paragraph.
It's actually genius.
He's like a smart guy.
Maybe by 2020 they'll have finished reading the first paragraph.
RPGCrazied
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Just now. Lol
And there are reasons why he won't show them. Not a billionaire, greedy as fuck and I'm sure there is evidence of Russia dealings.
Ryouji Gunblade
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Dubbedinenglish
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Normal, who amongst us hasn't been under perpetual audit every year by the IRS.
Isn't Trump's whole pitch that he understands the broken system so he can fix it (lol)? Where's the IRS Audit Process Reform Act 2017? Clearly the audit process doesn't work if they carry on forever.
Also astounding he keeps offering this defense, that everyone knows is nonsense since like a day after he first said it months and months ago.
Also astounding he keeps offering this defense, that everyone knows is nonsense since like a day after he first said it months and months ago.
Autoignition
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Wish I'd waited until I was home to read this. At least there I'd have a pillow to scream into.
Neuromancer
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Sure if the leaker wants to go to jail when she gets caught.
They're not getting released unless there's like nothing on them and they need a huge distraction or a court orders it.
Not if they value their existence. As in, Reps will cut the budget of the IRS so hard they'd only still exist in theory.
Bet that Bannon will do it if he ever gets let go.
Probably his only real Trump card.
yanipheonu
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Eh give it time and they'll leak at this rate.
GurgleBot20
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This is the one leak I don't want to happen.
The IRS is an incredibly important organization that the GOP have wanted to go after for a while. They should not throw away their legitimacy.
PandaPandaPanda
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which has been and always will be a lie/excuse as he'll never release them
if he had any shred of integrity, he'd release past years where the audit is done but he won't
if he had any shred of integrity, he'd release past years where the audit is done but he won't
hey_monkey
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Sure, Spicer, we are all very clear about the finances. We just keep asking for the tax returns for funsies.
Yeah, he was never going to do it. We already know that a bunch of tax attorneys have stated that it doesn't matter whether he was under audit or not; he could have released them if he wanted to.
And the whole audit excuse ignores the fact that many PREVIOUS years of returns wouldn't still be under audit, so he could have easily released those either way.
They're never coming out unless someone leaks them, which is hard for the IRS to do, since there is...heh...an audit trail, of people who would have had their hands on the returns (not all that many people).
And the whole audit excuse ignores the fact that many PREVIOUS years of returns wouldn't still be under audit, so he could have easily released those either way.
They're never coming out unless someone leaks them, which is hard for the IRS to do, since there is...heh...an audit trail, of people who would have had their hands on the returns (not all that many people).
Poltergust
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I can't imagine the IRS not already disclosing Trump's tax returns to the IC by this point.
When the investigation they're conducting reaches a head, we'll probably see these returns in the open.
When the investigation they're conducting reaches a head, we'll probably see these returns in the open.
Yeah. I imagine the IC would have access to them.
IRS already commented on this Feb. of last year...
"In a statement Friday, the IRS said that federal privacy rules prohibit the agency from discussing individual tax matters, but nothing prevents individuals from sharing their own tax information.
IRS isn't preventing him from releasing anything, audit or not.
"In a statement Friday, the IRS said that federal privacy rules prohibit the agency from discussing individual tax matters, but nothing prevents individuals from sharing their own tax information.
IRS isn't preventing him from releasing anything, audit or not.
Shh we're clear about stuff and things so yeah.
On pod save America they basically said that there is too many copies of his tax returns out there to not eventually get leaked.
I'm hopeful but not sure I agree.
PeakPointMatrix
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Wait is that approval rating for real?
poppedcollar69
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Yeah. I mean, they can't discuss a person's taxes, but at least just give us a yes or no question guys
SoundofSilence
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Bingo.
Cherry picking a poll that was favorable. They basically call older voters who like trump already.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/17/politics/trump-approval-rating-rasmussen/index.html
That poll was restricted to 'likely voters' with land lines.
I guess so they can keep that dial-up service.
PeakPointMatrix
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SatelliteOfLove
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OK: new strat.
We constantly insinuate he's not actually a billionaire or was but only in small stretches in the past.
Fun side effect: he wont voluntarily do so, but it paints him a failure at business and he cant do anything without revealing all the dirt.
We constantly insinuate he's not actually a billionaire or was but only in small stretches in the past.
Fun side effect: he wont voluntarily do so, but it paints him a failure at business and he cant do anything without revealing all the dirt.
People said the same thing about Obama's birth certificate. To us, he is obviously American, but he did delay it for a bit which raised suspicion.
Why are people still comparing Obama's birth certificate to something as simple as releasing tax returns which every single president has done without issue for like 40 years?
People wanted Obama's certificate because he's brown and has a "suspicious" name. People want Trumps taxes because he won't release them.
Michael F. Assbender
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Should've been first post.
Early nominee for post of the year, IMO.
Best thing I've read all month.
Seriously, I love this post.
50% with rasmussen. Every other place is around 43, lol.
Also, every President's taxes are audited by default, so he's not bullshitting.
To whom? Let's be clear about something. Obama, and every other person running for President of the United States before him, was under no obligation to show proof of citizenship unless challenged through the court. States didn't even ask for a birth certificate to qualify for the ballot.
This wasn't an issue until some very scared white people ran to court and started throwing lawsuit after lawsuit after lawsuit. It got so bad that Hawaii passed laws saying they can ignore any court order on this issue because it was such a fucking drain on state funds.
Notice how nobody had a fucking problem with John McCain's place of birth? Why do you think that is?
Tranqueris
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So I'm guessing that part of his 2005 taxes that he released super quickly weren't under audit?
I'm too mad to respond and I actually don't blame you for saying this but that is not what happened and is a fantastically bad comparison. You should read up on what actually happened and why it's a horrific comparison.
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