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In reply to the discussion: I think people are WAY too hopeful about Trump's tax returns being a smoking gun... [View all]ScratchCat
(1,980 posts)15. I agree and disagree
I agree that we will probably not see them, and certainly not in the foreseeable future.
However, there are two issues which can be determined within literally minutes that mean everything:
- Did he write off the hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen MacDougal as "business expenses"?
- What type of loans does he have with, and what type of income does he have coming in from Russia, Saudia Arabia and UAE?
Both of these issues deal with criminality and obviously impeachable conduct.
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I think people are WAY too hopeful about Trump's tax returns being a smoking gun... [View all]
brooklynite
Jul 2020
OP
Everything you say is logical and may be true....but it WILL piss Trump off...SO worth it!
dutch777
Jul 2020
#2
Translation, if this is about ANY democrat it finishes them overnight...
Eliot Rosewater
Jul 2020
#12
I don't expect the court to rule in favor of their release. He's not a Democrat.
themaguffin
Jul 2020
#32
If Vance gets an indictment, the underlying evidence (the taxes) should be public
Arazi
Jul 2020
#35
If he got loans from Russians through Deutsche Bank right before the election...
cbdo2007
Jul 2020
#36
#SCOTUS will issue orders tomorrow morning at 9:30 am Eastern. Next day for opinions: Monday, July 6
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2020
#37