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Kablooie

(18,632 posts)
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 07:49 PM Sep 2020

When Trump claims he's not broke and the taxes are false he can be charged with tax fraud.

If he's broke, he's screwed.

If he's not broke, he's screwed.

Either way he's in trouble.
Let's hope this trouble finally sticks and melts him.

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When Trump claims he's not broke and the taxes are false he can be charged with tax fraud. (Original Post) Kablooie Sep 2020 OP
Good point! Doodley Sep 2020 #1
Can't claim profit to a bank Rule of Claw Sep 2020 #2
This! Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #3
"The press never drops the worst of it first" LastDemocratInSC Sep 2020 #5
Lying about his taxes and his net worth to the general public is not a criminal offense. gristy Sep 2020 #4
im sure the financial fraud investigators are going to comb drray23 Sep 2020 #6
 

Rule of Claw

(500 posts)
2. Can't claim profit to a bank
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 07:59 PM
Sep 2020

and loss to the IRS. This isn't hard.

Lines can be drawn, dots can be connected, and the press never drops the worst of it first.

More stories are coming. Clearly it looks like NY is going to indict him, maybe this week but soon. Magats gon Magat I guess.

gristy

(10,667 posts)
4. Lying about his taxes and his net worth to the general public is not a criminal offense.
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 08:08 PM
Sep 2020

That said, he can be charged with tax fraud if the facts warrant it, regardless of what he says.

drray23

(7,627 posts)
6. im sure the financial fraud investigators are going to comb
Sun Sep 27, 2020, 08:25 PM
Sep 2020

throught the tax records and correlate them with other things ( like insured assets ) to uncover Fraud.

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