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struggle4progress

(118,345 posts)
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 05:17 AM Aug 2018

Mueller might have ugly info on tax returns, Bush's ethics lawyer says

BY ALEXANDRA HUTZLER ON 8/25/18 AT 3:15 PM

Robert Mueller may be closing in on Donald Trump's undisclosed tax returns, George W. Bush's former ethics attorney Richard Painter says.

In an interview with MSNBC's Brian Williams during a recent segment on The 11th Hour, Painter said that the president must be worried as an immunity deal was reported to be extended to the Trump Organization's chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg ...

"Now we have the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization turning state’s evidence," Painter told Williams on Friday. "I have to say that every white-collar criminal defense lawyer knows when the chief financial officer turns state’s evidence, everyone in the executive suite is in a lot of trouble because the chief financial officer knows exactly where the money is coming and going.”

Painter continued, saying that every time Mueller gets "anywhere near Donald Trump's money, Donald Trump starts threatening to fire Bob Mueller" ...

https://www.newsweek.com/robert-mueller-information-donald-trump-unreleased-tax-returns-1090814

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Mueller might have ugly info on tax returns, Bush's ethics lawyer says (Original Post) struggle4progress Aug 2018 OP
Trump is probably whinning as to where is HIS immunity deal! Alwaysna Aug 2018 #1
LOL! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2018 #3
I would support immunity for Trump... appal_jack Aug 2018 #8
Mueller's got the data. tRump's CFO can connect the dots and explain the lies. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #2
Thank You, struggle! Cha Aug 2018 #4
Trump paid hush money, put that down as legal expenses by reimbursing Le Gaucher Aug 2018 #5
Tax fraud duforsure Aug 2018 #6
Mr. Mueller probably got Trump's tax returns early on PJMcK Aug 2018 #7

Alwaysna

(574 posts)
1. Trump is probably whinning as to where is HIS immunity deal!
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 06:54 AM
Aug 2018

Last edited Sun Aug 26, 2018, 02:44 PM - Edit history (1)

All the others have one. He may think he deserves the best immunity deal ever!

 

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)
8. I would support immunity for Trump...
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 11:29 AM
Aug 2018

...if he, Pence, and Gorsuch agreed to resign immediately, and a special Presidential election be held this coming November concurrent with the midterms.

-app

 

Le Gaucher

(1,547 posts)
5. Trump paid hush money, put that down as legal expenses by reimbursing
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 07:49 AM
Aug 2018

Cohen.


And took a Fucking Tax deduction!!!

If his marginal rate is 35% .. Guess what you and I helped pay for a third of his hush money payment.


That is a crime.AND his tax needs to be looked into.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
6. Tax fraud
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 07:56 AM
Aug 2018

By evasion will be one of the many charges he'll see, then trump will try to claim its all politically generated against him and his family, but they're all criminals. Trump again will claim he's the victim conning his followers into believing he's innocent, and its all because he's going after them , which is the witch hunt, and hoax all designed to counter his getting held accountable. trump's a serial career criminal, and it won't prove to work this time. People already starting to run away from him and those that support these criminals.

PJMcK

(22,048 posts)
7. Mr. Mueller probably got Trump's tax returns early on
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 09:05 AM
Aug 2018

He has the authority to get the returns from the IRS and Trump wouldn't know about it.

Weisselberg's testimony will flesh out the information in much the same way that Rick Gates' testimony against Manafort was supported by numerous documents.

At least, this is my hope.

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