THREAD: Let's start with this smoking-gun memo-obtained by The New York Times.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Walter Shaub Retweeted

THREAD: Let's start with this smoking-gun memo-obtained by The New York Times. Treasury at direct order of Sec. Mnuchin took what staff at IRS warned would be seen as a overtly political act & one could undermine the integrity of a multi-billion dollar Trump-era federal tax break

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"they were upset that the Treasury secretary was intervening to bend rules, though they said they didn’t realize at the time that Mr. Mnuchin’s friend stood to profit."

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Exclusive: Steve Mnuchin did what looks like a big favor for his longtime friend, the infamous financier Michael Milken -- the latest controversy around the Trump administration's “opportunity zone" tax breaks. Big story by @EricLiptonNYT @JesseDrucker https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/26/business/michael-milken-trump-opportunity-zones.html …

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[mr_lebowski]

1. Took ... and did what? This is a frustratingly vague sentence fragment ...

Is there a follow-up tweet? Something?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Sorry. I'm on dialup at home. I'm adding to the thread. NT

[Pepsidog]

5. I agree. I get the gist-more corruption but little info on complex issue

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. Sadly, nothing could possibly get reported about dump that would surprise me any longer.

I continue to be most surprised that he is president at all (thanks, Putin) - and that he is still in the office (thanks, congressional and right wing voting cult)

[rickyhall]

7. ...and not in a federal penitentiary

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. how long before Mnuchin resurrects Madoff, too?

[UTUSN]

6. K&R

[NBachers]

8. Great - bring back Boesky, and the Rolls Gang from Hell can ride again.