NY Times said they got his taxes "legally"

[Andy823]

The only one I know that can get hold of my taxes legally, and show others would be be "WIFE"! Do you think Mrs. trump is sticking to Donald?

[LizBeth]

1. We just heard Vance could have gotten them legally a while ago.

[Andy823]

4. Could Vance legally

give them to the Times?

[LizBeth]

12. I have no idea.

[Nexus2]

10. I missed that.

How could have gotten a hold of them?

[LizBeth]

11. Judge asked a couple days ago why he had not gotten them already, that he could have. I do not know

the specifics but I love the judge said that out loud for everyone.

Then Trumps taxes come out. Don't know if tied, but interesting this happens within days of each other.

[Nexus2]

31. Thank you!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. It's not clear that they have the actual returns that were sent to the IRS.

The NYT article mentions tax records, which could be the documents used to prepare the returns.

[Ferrets are Cool]

3. After the divorce, what is she going to get....his debt?

[Andy823]

7. I think she has her money

Stashed away someplace. Didn't she make him change the prenup agreement?

[Ferrets are Cool]

8. If she was smart, she did.

[JI7]

14. Yes, but whatever she get would be based on what he has. And what if he has nothing ?

[Andy823]

21. Well there is all the money

trump "doesn't" get legally, like the money from the RNC, millions he has gotten from the tax payers from golf trumps, and I am sure millions more that we don't eve know about, all money not declared on tax returns.

I am sure trump knows how to hide income, and his wife got her share.

[JI7]

22. I can see a fight between her and the 3 oldest kids for whatever

he might have left.

[tblue37]

23. Plus the skimming he and his spawn are evidently doing that has left his campaign broke after

raising nearly a billion dollars.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

24. She's been padding the hair stylist and wardrobe bills and pocketing the difference.

If he looks in the mirror and thinks that hair was worth $70k, he probably thinks he spent $12 million dollars on those potato sacks he calls suits.

[FakeNoose]

5. They probably have digital (scanned) copies

... not the actual signed documents. Anybody?

[Bev54]

6. Legally just means they did not steal them or hack into someplace.

Doesn't really matter how the people who gave the taxes to them got them.

[Midnight Writer]

18. Exactly. It is legal for NYT to receive and print documents. It is illegal for them to steal them.

[Bev54]

19. They are not going to release the actual documents

to protect their sources. I think it is more to do with Barr's threats of a lawsuit.

[chowder66]

32. There was this tidbit in the article

"House Democrats who have been in hot pursuit of Mr. Trump’s tax returns most likely have no idea that at least some of the records are sitting in a congressional office building. George Yin, a former chief of staff for the joint committee, said that any identifying information about taxpayers under review was tightly held among a handful of staff lawyers and was rarely shared with politicians assigned to the committee".

[Bev54]

33. Well I guess they know now. Unbelievable, they are supposed

to be one deliberative body for the good of the people. They should have been shared.

[tavernier]

9. Nah, he's been lying to her too.

She might be on the next boat out to Russia in the morning, lol.

[hlthe2b]

13. Indeed. I can't really think of another legal source without a subpoena

My my?

[Andy823]

16. Thats what I thought

I am just glad it's coming out now. "If" he shows up for the debate, it should be easy for Joe to get him all worked up over this. He could have a meltdown on live TV!

[Darwin2019]

15. Mary Trump is the obvious person

She is bringing a lawsuit. Bet she has some info.

[hlthe2b]

17. She only had the financials during the time of the exclusion of her from the will. Yes, she's suing

now, but there has been no time at all for them to have received these documents in discovery, which, of course, Trump would fight.

Could they have been "laundered" through Mary? Maybe, but then who was the source? Trump's sister, maybe, but I'm not sure SHE has access to all the documents. In fact, I don't think she would.

[MaryMagdaline]

20. Gambling commissions would have insisted on real tax returns

Or anyone seeking to go into business with him. Maybe he screwed an investor/ business partner and they gave up the copies of his tax returns.

[dsc]

25. actually they said it was provided by people with legal access to them

[fescuerescue]

26. Well they pretty much have to say that

If they outright said it was illegal, Trump would be empowered to issue a restraining order.

Just how legal is something that the lawyers will fight out later on. After publication.

[NightWatcher]

27. Would Michael Cohen have a copy?

[dem4decades]

28. Like Trump hasn't played fast and lose with "legally". Tough shit.

[machoneman]

29. Nope! Had to be his former financial manager (name escapes me) and/or tax guy. Cohen helped I'll bet

as all three entities have been pressures for some time.

[moondust]

30. Allen Weisselberg?

I've wondered why we haven't heard more from him.