So Weisselberg Cheated So He Wouldn't Have To Pay Taxes Then...

[Me.]

he asked for refunds. Grifters have no bottom.

[boston bean]

1. Wouldn't that mean that Trump also avoided payroll taxes?

[Me.]

4. We'll See

so many legal analysts have passed off what happened today as small potatoes. I bet it's just the low hanging fruit and there's lots more to come.

[spooky3]

5. Yes. Per Lawrence, the co deducted the compensation as if it

were paid to a consultant and didn’t pay taxes such as SS, unemployment compensation, etc. So it evaded those taxes.

Weisselberg failed to report as income the rent, kids’ tuition payments, etc. So he evaded fed, state, local income taxes.

[BSdetect]

2. Helped by the repugnants crippling the IRS

[Ocelot II]

3. I'm sure you didn't think TFG would have hired an *honest* CFO, did you?

Birds of a feather and all that...

[lagomorph777]

9. Turd inherited Weisselberg from Daddy.

...just like everything else he had, including the evil soul.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. What we need to do is investigage WHY he thought he could get away with it.

Were they in the business of buying off the right people? Or did Trump's high profile position as president eventually sink them?

[Me.]

7. Criminals Always Think THey Can Get Away With It Which Is Why They Do It

They always think they are smarter than everyone else. I don't know about buying off people if you means cash as TFG doesn't pay for anything. Favors, that don't cost him, now that's a different matter. I note that Barr family members had cushy jobs in the admin.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. "Inducement money." That's what I call it.

Also known as bribery.

[maxsolomon]

8. The Dotard got 72.9 MILLION DOLLARS back from the IRS

Almost a 100 million once the resulting NY State Tax refunds were included.

He still hoards this cash today, because the Congressional JCOT hasn't completed its review.

Maybe this Congress' version will act: https://www.jct.gov/about-us/committee-members/

10 fucking years.