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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 02:46 PM Oct 2016

Team Trump admits, public won’t see candidate’s tax returns

Source: MSNBC

10/31/16 08:40 AM—UPDATED 10/31/16 09:22 AM

By Steve Benen

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Yesterday, however, Trump’s team said it’s time to give up and stop waiting. Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, made matters clear to NBC News’ Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press” yesterday.

TODD: On October 17th, Donald Trump had to turn in his tax return this year. Is he going to release it to the public before the election?

PENCE: I think as soon as the audit is completed Donald Trump will release–

TODD: There’s no audit on this return. They don’t make those decisions that fast.

PENCE: He’ll release all of his tax returns when the final audit is completed.

TODD: All right, so not before the election?

PENCE: Yeah.


Around the same time on ABC’s “This Week,” Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s campaign manager, said something similar, once again arguing that the materials – including the returns that aren’t under audit – can’t be disclosed because “we’re under audit.”

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Read more: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/team-trump-admits-public-wont-see-candidates-tax-returns?cid=eml_mra_20161031
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Warpy

(110,913 posts)
2. Final audit? It's not being done by the IRS
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 02:51 PM
Oct 2016

There might be an internal scramble to sanitize his returns but the IRS has denied auditing the old fraud.

For a couple of decades, the IRS has concentrated on the little guy and left the big guy alone. If you're rich, meaning a net worth over ten million, you're pretty much exempt from an audit and the Trump team knows this.

I don't know why they keep pulling out this particular lie. I guess they realize their base of Kardashian fans has a memory that covers a nanosecond, at best.

George II

(67,782 posts)
3. They may be subpoenaed when the Justice Department opens its investigation of Trump's.....
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 02:51 PM
Oct 2016

....treasonous dealings with Russia or the trial for the Trump University fraud. Who knows, there may even be a tax implication to his trial of unlawful imprisonment and rape of that 13 year old girl?

 

elmac

(4,642 posts)
4. This alone
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 02:56 PM
Oct 2016

should be a disqualifying factor for running for president. Lying Trump, crooked Trump.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)
5. makes one wonder what he is hiding
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 02:57 PM
Oct 2016

he accuses Hillary with corruption and yet he gives no proof he is not a crook

wishstar

(5,267 posts)
6. He admitted not paying any income taxes for decades- and we know no charity since 2008
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 03:01 PM
Oct 2016

Like his campaign has said, why bother release anything that could be used against him? He thinks he's too smart to do that.

He has not donated to Trump Foundation since 2008, and that has always been his main "charity" that we know is a scam charity that NY Attorney General has shut down for not being properly registered or reviewed.

FailureToCommunicate

(13,989 posts)
11. I sure wouldn't vote for someone who stonewalled on tax returns this long...
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 03:31 PM
Oct 2016

Not that I need any more reasons NOT to vote for Trump.

jmowreader

(50,453 posts)
13. Isn't that like "free breakfast tomorrow"?
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 03:33 PM
Oct 2016

What Trump is calling an audit, is the constant scrutiny the IRS does to all very rich people's accounts. Since it never ends, the "final audit" will never be "completed" and Trump will never release his returns...of course, in nine days no one will care about Trump's tax returns anyway.

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