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iluvtennis

(19,873 posts)
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:03 AM Aug 2022

Ivana Trump gravesite story just took an even more sick and twisted turn

https://www.msn.com/en-US/news/politics/oh-god-the-ivana-trump-gravesite-story-just-took-an-even-more-sick-and-twisted-turn/ar-AA10epP1

Ivana Trump, ex-wife of ex-president Donald Trump and mother of Don Jr., Ivanka, and Eric, was laid to rest late last month near the first hole of Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

Photos of her gravesite began circulating on Twitter over the weekend and, well, we think the images speak for themselves:




Now, you may be wondering why anyone would be buried on a golf course. Turns out, it might all be part of Trump’s tax evasion strategy, er, plan. Surprised? Neither are we.

New Jersey tax code exempts cemetery land from all taxes, rates, and assessments. By burying his ex-wife on his golf course, Trump now has yet another way of avoiding taxes on the 520-acre property. Or at least on the approximately 10-acres around where Ivana is buried.

He already gets a deep discount by growing hay and raising a small herd of goats on the land, which allows him to claim the estate is used for “agriculture”, thus qualifying it as “farmland”, which reduces his tax bill from $80,000 to less than $1,000.

New Jersey’s tax code also exempts cemeteries from from business taxes, sales taxes, income taxes, and inheritance taxes
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It doesn’t take much to see where this is going.

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What a cheap fk'er. And her kids allowed him to do it - just disgusting.

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Ivana Trump gravesite story just took an even more sick and twisted turn (Original Post) iluvtennis Aug 2022 OP
Tax Break from the Grave Bread and Circuses Aug 2022 #1
I would bet good money that the coffin is empty relayerbob Aug 2022 #2
It is. She was cremated. SunSeeker Aug 2022 #10
Yep. relayerbob Aug 2022 #30
Let's give them something to talk about ... 🎶🎵 live love laugh Aug 2022 #25
Honestly, I don't think that was what they were going for with this. SunSeeker Aug 2022 #34
It fits in with their MO. live love laugh Aug 2022 #36
According to New Jersey Code rustysgurl Aug 2022 #3
I think he did. Pretty sure he was planning for this. dchill Aug 2022 #5
I keep thinking of HBO the "Staircase" docudrama mchill Aug 2022 #8
Ah yes - the true story of Michael Peterson, the novelist... dchill Aug 2022 #21
"And her kids allowed him do it..." dchill Aug 2022 #4
I am waiting for any reporter to ask Melania if she will be laid to rest at that golf course ZonkerHarris Aug 2022 #6
.... KS Toronado Aug 2022 #32
lol n/t area51 Aug 2022 #35
"I don't care, do you?"...... fantase56 Aug 2022 #7
Pure scum. SunSeeker Aug 2022 #9
Next, he'll try to register the whole Bedminster club as a church. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2022 #20
Golfcart von Fatfuck's latest grift Blue Owl Aug 2022 #11
Exempt from asset seizure as well Bluesaph Aug 2022 #12
That's what it is! 2naSalit Aug 2022 #13
This. I bet her ashes are in a container on someone's shelf. fierywoman Aug 2022 #14
Yup... 2naSalit Aug 2022 #28
Exactly! fierywoman Aug 2022 #33
I wonder if they pilfered her gold casket as well...seriously PortTack Aug 2022 #15
It looks barely above a potter's... 3catwoman3 Aug 2022 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker Aug 2022 #22
One of the comments to the Twitter post is... 3catwoman3 Aug 2022 #17
My neighbors have a much nicer looking grave for their dog in their backyard. SunSeeker Aug 2022 #23
I hope some New Jersey Dems hold a faux funeral procession to the club every weekend.... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2022 #18
"Wherever Trump is buried... alterfurz Aug 2022 #31
this is just sad Skittles Aug 2022 #19
Why do you like Barron Trump? SunSeeker Aug 2022 #24
It remains to be seen what Barron will turn into. The only Trump to like at this point is MARY hlthe2b Aug 2022 #26
I guess I don't count her because she is ostracized Skittles Aug 2022 #27
Sounds like it would make a good horror novel. Nt raccoon Aug 2022 #29

Bread and Circuses

(133 posts)
1. Tax Break from the Grave
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:05 AM
Aug 2022

How convenient that Ivana 'fell' down a flight of stairs when SlopFather is loosing money on his golf courses.

live love laugh

(13,134 posts)
25. Let's give them something to talk about ... 🎶🎵
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 06:00 AM
Aug 2022

This is a page from the “I really don’t care …” playbook.

Other pages: Covfefe, bible/church photo op, looking at the sun during an eclipse, Ivana’s too tight shirt with hard nipples …

All “plays” served them well keeping tongues wagging about contrived nonsense.

SunSeeker

(51,705 posts)
34. Honestly, I don't think that was what they were going for with this.
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 02:35 PM
Aug 2022

They did not release pictures of the grave or otherwise publicize it. They just cravenly plopped her there like a backyard pet burial because they wanted the tax dodge. But they have been grifting for so long they have lost the sense of decency that tells you what might have really bad optics.

rustysgurl

(1,040 posts)
3. According to New Jersey Code
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:12 AM
Aug 2022

and the FAQ page on the New Jersey Cemetery Board's website when someone asked if they could be buried on their private property ...

"The only place that burial can take place in New Jersey is on land that is dedicated for cemetery purposes. For your property to be used for burial, you would have to apply to the New Jersey Cemetery Board for a Certificate of Authority to operate as a "cemetery company."

So the mofo would have had to apply to the board for a Certificate of Authority. Wonder if he did.

dchill

(38,537 posts)
21. Ah yes - the true story of Michael Peterson, the novelist...
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 03:29 AM
Aug 2022

...wife found at the bottom of the staircase. A story told on many TV crime shows. He wrote fiction, but the murder of his wife? Real.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
20. Next, he'll try to register the whole Bedminster club as a church.
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 03:13 AM
Aug 2022

Church of The Most Holy Flying Nine Irons.........

Bluesaph

(703 posts)
12. Exempt from asset seizure as well
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:58 AM
Aug 2022

Which likely trumps the tax evasion bonus. But if she’s not really there then the point could be moot.

2naSalit

(86,786 posts)
13. That's what it is!
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 01:10 AM
Aug 2022

I wonder if someone could challenge whether Ivana is even in the coffin and force him to prove she is. If not, charge him with criminal intent.

Response to 3catwoman3 (Reply #16)

3catwoman3

(24,050 posts)
17. One of the comments to the Twitter post is...
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 01:59 AM
Aug 2022

..."Kinda like burying the family dog in the backyard,"

Maybe I shouldn't be laughing, but I am.

SunSeeker

(51,705 posts)
23. My neighbors have a much nicer looking grave for their dog in their backyard.
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 04:54 AM
Aug 2022

But then again, my neighbors really loved their dog. Ivana did not have Trump's love. That scumbag doesn't love anyone but himself.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
18. I hope some New Jersey Dems hold a faux funeral procession to the club every weekend....
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 02:22 AM
Aug 2022

complete with hearse and mock casket with TFG's name.......

Roy Cohn must still be advising him from the grave. 'Ole Roy would also tell him to build an amusement park, tRump museum and souvenir shop and restaurant.

I will be very happy the day TFG is buried there, although it will be risky to go piss on his plot.......

This sort of grift by the rich is why everyday Americans can't have nice things.

alterfurz

(2,475 posts)
31. "Wherever Trump is buried...
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 12:04 PM
Aug 2022

...is sure to become that state's #1 tourist attraction. And likely also #2."

Skittles

(153,193 posts)
19. this is just sad
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 02:53 AM
Aug 2022

the woman came to a sad, lonely end, and this is how her remains are treated.....UGH......fuck that family, Barron is the ONLY Trump I like

hlthe2b

(102,370 posts)
26. It remains to be seen what Barron will turn into. The only Trump to like at this point is MARY
Wed Aug 3, 2022, 06:03 AM
Aug 2022

We can wait and see on Barron, but with Melania as mother, I don't hold out a great deal of hope.

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