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basilico:
Beyond the gotcha moment by NYT , Trump donates all his salary to charity.
His holdings in Trump Organisation are under a blind trust.
Is he earning income? I would guess yes , but it could be inform of dividends which could be axed before disbursement.
The NYT says he owes but not to those pesky Russians. The whole collusion was a sham.
Avoidance of tax is not a crime, tax evasion is Criminal. Not filing for taxes is criminal.
Seems he has smart accountants and legal team Otherwise if he had shady deals, the petulant Obama would have strung him up high during the Birther period. I remember him challenging Clinton why they had not passed laws to ensure that loopholes used by corporations to reduce their tax. had not béen sealed.
The world did not end when reports oozed out that Jeff Bezos and Amazon pay little or no federal tax.

Which 'charity' --- which 'blind trust' at the bolded, do Trump donates all his presidential salary

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/07/donald-trump-charity-foundation-misuse-lawsuit

Donald Trump fined $2m for misusing charity for political ends --- New York judge also signed off on agreement to close the Trump Foundation and distribute $1.7m remaining funds to not-for-profits


Donald Trump has been ordered by a judge to pay $2m in damages for illegally using funds intended for charity to boost his 2016 presidential election campaign.

The US president admitted to personally misusing the money, according to New York’s attorney general, despite having previously denied any wrongdoing.

The humiliating fine adds to Trump’s woes that include several investigations into allegations that he is using public office for self-enrichment, as well as an impeachment inquiry by the House of Representatives.

The attorney general in New York filed a lawsuit last year alleging Trump and his three eldest children - Don Jr, Ivanka and Eric - broke campaign finance laws in 2016 by using the Donald J Trump Foundation’s tax-exempt status “as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr Trump’s business and political interests”.

OLAADEGBU:
Fake news out of desperation. Trump has always said that he took advantage of the loopholes in the law which was legal. Tax avoidance is different from tax evasion but democrat voters would not know the difference.

You should rather seek to know how your democrat politicians became millionaires and billionaires instead of witch hunting on Trump's tax returns.

Wesley Snipes spent 3 years in jail for misdemeanour avoidance of taxes despite offering to pay $842,000 to the IRS

Also links to tax returns of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Joe Biden - $3,742,974
https://go.joebiden.com/page/-/vpdocs/Biden%202017%20Amended%20Federal.pdf


Kamala Harris - $516,469
https://s3.amazonaws.com/pdfs.taxnotes.com/2019/K_Harris_2017.pdf


Pastor Olaadegbu
Jesus Christ of Nazareth (Matthew 17:24-27) paid tax, but the Republican 'Jesus' (Donald Trump) doesn't deem it fit to perform one of his civic obligations to pay his own fair of taxes for many years

Wike the 'Dark Destroyer'

Uncle Don's latest tweet about the tax issues

PremierGuy:
Former Trump Campaign Manager, Brad Parscale barricaded himself while armed in his Fort Lauderdale home and threatened to harm himself. He has since been taken to the hospital and held under the Baker Act which is the Florida equivalent of a psychiatric hold.

Brad Parscale is under investigation for 'laundering' $170m of Trump Campaign funds


https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/07/28/non-partisan-watchdog-accuses-trump-campaign-of-laundering-170-million/#185dc91d6128

The Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group, filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission Tuesday accusing the Trump campaign of “laundering” $170 million through numerous companies, some with connections to former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale.

KEY FACTS
“The Trump campaign and Trump Make America Great Again Committee disguised nearly $170 million of campaign spending by laundering the funds through firms,” the complaint claims.

It adds that the firms are “headed by Trump’s recent campaign manager, Brad Parscale, and/or created by Trump campaign lawyers.”

The complaint alleges that the Trump campaign paid millions of dollars to campaign-connected vendors without reporting those payments to the FEC, specifically honing in on American Made Media Consultants (AMMC), a firm created by Parscale, which has been paid over $106 million, making it the campaigns largest vendor.

AMMC was ostensibly created to circumvent media buyers, but the complaint points to FCC records that show the campaign has used media buying firm Harris Sikes to place some of its ads, alleging the campaign is “failing to report payments to the firms and is instead using AMMC as a conduit for its payments to the firms.”

The complaint also points to an app called Phunware, which Parscale has said was created and is “directly owned” by the campaign, but which has never appeared in the campaign’s spending reports because, as the complaint alleges, it was paid through AMMC.

sanpipita:
Lol once you throw Israel or Christianity into the mix most Nigerians will lose their common sense, God can send Trump but not Biden who is a Catholic and has been married to one wife since 70s meanwhile Trump was cheating on Melanie with a IndecentStar just few months after she birthed Barron

According to 'them' the newly nominated Judge Amy Barrett is a good catholic, whilst Joe Biden is a 'bad' catholic

sanpipita:
Imagine the surprise, have you seen Trump say anything thats true? if he had something on Obama will he wait that long, and mind you no official in Obama's administration was ever indicted or convicted

No John durham interim report --- No indictments before election --- No Obamagate

Some GOP Senators are not too happy

PrideofLincoln1:
Your god Trump is a tax cheat and he will be indicted after he leaves the office on Jan 20. The indictment will come from the State of New York Attorney General and another one from the District Attorney of Manhattan. Jail waiting for Trump and his grifter sons.

Trump always right about one thing --- 'fake news' and the IRS not treating him well, after collecting checks for tax refund from the IRS

Key workers paying more than than Trump

Teachers paid $7,239
Firefighters paid $5,283
Nurses paid $10,216

Donald Trump paid $750 pic.twitter.com/5YE1cbYsBN

— Official Team Kamala (@TeamKamala) September 28, 2020

Teachers paid $7,239

Firefighters paid $5,283

Nurses paid $10,216

Donald Trump paid $750

salford1:
Trump is the real socialist.

Heck, he paid circa $130,000 more to porn star Stormy Daniels than he paid in taxes over the last 10 years.

Michael Cohen wrote the below in his book about Donald Trump

Trump's tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled rise

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trumps-tax-revelation-tarnish-image-fueled-rise-73285638?cid=clicksource_4380645_1_heads_hero_live_hero_hed

The bombshell revelations that President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for office and paid no income taxes at all in many others threaten to undercut a pillar of his appeal among blue-collar voters and provide a new opening for his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, on the eve of the first presidential debate.

Trump has worked for decades to build an image of himself as a hugely successful businessman — even choosing “mogul” as his Secret Service code name. But The New York Times on Sunday revealed that he paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, the year he won the presidency, and in 2017, his first year in office. He paid no income taxes whatsoever in 10 of the previous 15 years, largely because he reported losing more money than he made, according to the Times, which obtained years’ worth of tax return data that the president had long fought to keep private.

Bluebyrd:
How did Joe Biden acquire enough wealth to owe $3.7 million in taxes in 2017?

THAT is the real scandal.

Federal income taxes paid in 2017 (by Biden and Harris jointly with their spouse):

Joe Biden - $3,742,974 https://go.joebiden.com/page/-/vpdocs/Biden%202017%20Amended%20Federal.pdf

Biden's income history was from his post-VP book sales and speaking engagements

Kamala Harris - $516,469 https://s3.amazonaws.com/pdfs.taxnotes.com/2019/K_Harris_2017.pdf

Chai, FFK na one badoo guy...slaying all the fine ladies

The young shall surely grow and develop

We are blessed with abundant source to Vitamins D in Nigeria, just 2 hours outdoors daily is sufficient

Austeen007

You have done well with your valuable experience about Russia.

I have got good relationship with Russians and Lithuanians in the course of my work and living with them. In one of my previous projects, having a Russian colleague with a brilliant, sharp mind helped me to over so many obstacles. But as you rightly mentioned, first interaction with them may be cold and frosty.

Once you get to know them or vice versa, they are one of the most decent people to have as friends. Unfortunately, America and Western media propaganda haven't done justice to Russia.

There's no need for all the bad vibes, the two should respect each other's talent and help to build nolloywood

Bluebyrd:
Congrats to Amy Coney Barrett.

A big congratulations to Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a mother of 7 children, with 2 adopted black children from Haiti and 2 physically challenged children

Two Former GOP lawmakers on endorsing Biden: Trump is no Republican, 'lacks basic self-control'


https://politicalwire.com/2020/09/26/two-ex-gop-lawmakers-endorse-biden/

Two former Republican lawmakers wrote an op-ed on Friday explaining why they are supporting Democrat Joe Biden instead of President Trump in November, arguing Trump is "an ill-formed man who lacks basic self-control and shows no semblance of inner character."

Former Reps. Charles Djou (R-Hawaii) and Mickey Edwards (R-Okla.) in an opinion piece for Roll Call condemned Trump's "childish name-calling, crude behavior and immature narcissism."

"Civility is a trait of inner character and self-confidence. That is why we are so disturbed by Trump's name-calling and childish taunting, his penchant for conspiracy theories and his embrace of conspiracy websites, all of which reflect a disturbing paranoia," they wrote.

Donald Trump may pretend to be heir to the great Republican tradition that appealed to us both but he is no Republican. He is simply an ill-formed man who lacks basic self-control and shows no semblance of inner character," the lawmakers added.

Two Former GOP lawmakers on endorsing Biden: Trump is no Republican, 'lacks basic self-control'

https://politicalwire.com/2020/09/26/two-ex-gop-lawmakers-endorse-biden/

Two former Republican lawmakers wrote an op-ed on Friday explaining why they are supporting Democrat Joe Biden instead of President Trump in November, arguing Trump is "an ill-formed man who lacks basic self-control and shows no semblance of inner character."

Former Reps. Charles Djou (R-Hawaii) and Mickey Edwards (R-Okla.) in an opinion piece for Roll Call condemned Trump's "childish name-calling, crude behavior and immature narcissism."

"Civility is a trait of inner character and self-confidence. That is why we are so disturbed by Trump's name-calling and childish taunting, his penchant for conspiracy theories and his embrace of conspiracy websites, all of which reflect a disturbing paranoia," they wrote.

Donald Trump may pretend to be heir to the great Republican tradition that appealed to us both but he is no Republican. He is simply an ill-formed man who lacks basic self-control and shows no semblance of inner character," the lawmakers added.

Mintum:
He still has impeccable credentials but he doesn't have impeccable character

You mean he doesn't have impeccable character because he's not loyal to Trump, but a dedicated, loyal FBI director who upholds his integrity and the U.S. constitution

basilico:
Trump to name Supreme Court nominee on Saturday 5.00 PM ET.

The coordinated resistance has shared the following brief to scuttle the nomination saying the stakes are high because the mass unemployment, systemic racism, global scamdemic and yes Climate Change is more important than a SCOTUS nominee.

Read more.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17F6RSRNp_L3ihulD1WgdPbBugK2XXX2lsO6JqK207o0/mobilebasic#

Trump have nominated 3 people to the SCJ, with no ethnic minorities. Yet Trump will say he has done more for black people than any other president in history of America.


Likely Trump SCOTUS Pick Worked To Overturn 2000 Election

Trump says he expects the high court to decide the 2020 election — and if Barrett is appointed, the court will have 3 justices who worked directly on Bush v. Gore

https://www.dailyposter.com/p/likely-trump-scotus-pick-worked-to

On Friday, multiple news outlets reported that Trump intends to nominate Amy Coney Barrett, who would be the third justice on the court to have worked for Republicans directly on the Bush v. Gore case that handed the 2000 election to the GOP. She would be the second installed on the court by Trump.

Three years ago, Barrett told the Senate Judiciary Committee that “one significant case on which I provided research and briefing assistance was Bush v. Gore.” She said she worked on the case with the law firm Baker Botts while it was in Florida courts. She declined to detail the scope of her work on the case and for other clients at the firm, saying: “I no longer have records of the matters upon which I worked.”

If this is the Joe Biden that will be at the debate on Tuesday, then Trump have to be well prepared.

Video of Biden against the repressive aparthied government of South Africa in 1986



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_v00iGJCLY

salford1:
I watched the interview below yesterday. Apparently it was seen all over the world. An Australia reporter also called Trump out for lying so much.

Sarah Huckabee forgot about the 8th commandment, "thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour"

The Aussie reporter was straight to the point with accurate fact checking, not sensational stories like most American reporters

salford1:
Trump featured in different German magazines. In September and June respectively

Not suprise about the headlines

Trump have lost all credibility with the EU leaders

salford1:
I watched the interview below yesterday. Apparently it was seen all over the world. An Australia reporter also called Trump out for lying so much.

Tuesday's debate will be epic in that the level of fact checking of both presidential candidates by the internet and media all over the world

Mintum:
That Wray of a man must be kicked out of the FBI soon, he is part of the swamp that must be cleared out.

What happened to Wray's impeccable credentials?

Biden victory, Democratic sweep would bring biggest boost to economy

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/518094-biden-victory-democratic-sweep-would-bring-biggest-boost-to-economy-analysis

A victory for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, a Democratic takeover of the Senate and defense of the party's House majority in the November elections would be the best outcome for the U.S. economy, according to an analysis released Wednesday by Moody’s Analytics.

In an analysis of potential Election Day outcomes based on the economic proposals of President Trump and Biden, Moody’s found that a Democratic sweep would bring the quickest return to full employment, highest number of jobs added and best rebound in economic growth.

“The economic outlook is strongest under the scenario in which Biden and the Democrats sweep Congress and fully adopt their economic agenda,” wrote Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi, who provided economic analysis for the late Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) 2008 presidential campaign, and economist.

Biden victory, Democratic sweep would bring biggest boost to economy

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/518094-biden-victory-democratic-sweep-would-bring-biggest-boost-to-economy-analysis

A victory for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, a Democratic takeover of the Senate and defense of the party's House majority in the November elections would be the best outcome for the U.S. economy, according to an analysis released Wednesday by Moody’s Analytics.

In an analysis of potential Election Day outcomes based on the economic proposals of President Trump and Biden, Moody’s found that a Democratic sweep would bring the quickest return to full employment, highest number of jobs added and best rebound in economic growth.

“The economic outlook is strongest under the scenario in which Biden and the Democrats sweep Congress and fully adopt their economic agenda,” wrote Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi, who provided economic analysis for the late Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) 2008 presidential campaign, and economist.

It won't work unless Gov Wike approves, because he has got his own presidential candidate in Aminu Tambuwal