I'm curious about the nature of Donnie's losses

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How much if this is because he's an inept businessman and everything he touches dies, and how much of this is because he basically embezzles from any pot of money he can get his stubby little fingers on.

Seriously. How much if the losses are from him siphoning off funds from more or less functioning businesses for personal use and calling that a loss for the business?

One of the problems of family run businesses and sole proprietorships is that unscrupulous owners basically business funds for personal use and call it a business expense.

Of course, this is often tax fraud, but some of it is legit (or at least, legal under the tax laws). Like calling a vacation a business expense because you claim you checked out real estate on that tropical island.

Willing to bet he bends the rule significantly to siphon off money.

[imanamerican63]

1. "Bigly"!

[BigmanPigman]

2. Both, inept businessman and a grifter/con man.

And Jared is also both, but on a slightly smaller scale.

[duforsure]

3. It makes me wonder...

..... if all his loses are really false , and he skimmed money then claimed it as losses. He'll claim other excuses and elaborate schemes he used , but he's a crook and a con man, and nothing should be believed coming from him. trump's a fraud. Always has been.