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kpete

(71,961 posts)
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:24 AM Aug 2016

Eric Trump says WE are stupid to understand his father's tax returns

8:25 a.m.

A son of Donald Trump says it would be foolish for his father to release his tax returns.

The Republican presidential nominee has broken with precedent by refusing to release them. He says they are being audited and he can't release them until the audit is complete.

His son, Eric Trump, said Wednesday on CNBC not much can be learned from tax returns. He said his father's returns are massive and "you would have a bunch of people who know nothing about taxes" looking through them and making "assumptions on things they know nothing about."


Democrats say Trump's returns would reveal whether he was paying a fair amount in taxes and whether he would personally benefit from his policy proposals.


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Eric Trump says WE are stupid to understand his father's tax returns (Original Post) kpete Aug 2016 OP
I think both parties should be able to appoint a tax expert smart enough to decipher his returns Siwsan Aug 2016 #1
no eric you stupid shit, people who know everything about taxes would be looking at your dad's taxes spanone Aug 2016 #2
I find it sad that his children will grow up to be the same asjr Aug 2016 #5
One or more of them... Cracklin Charlie Aug 2016 #9
Which Trump son - breaking the law by killing endangered species - is Eric? Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #12
I think the majority of his progeny will be caught Lint Head Aug 2016 #14
You say that like it would be a deterrent. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2016 #17
Let the stupid people decide on this issue. Iliyah Aug 2016 #3
In other words, PatSeg Aug 2016 #4
He knows it would be foolish to incriminate themselves. liberal N proud Aug 2016 #6
... napkinz Aug 2016 #7
I think he just described every article written on stuff found in Hillary's emails Johonny Aug 2016 #8
note that he can't even release *highlights* of his taxes! unblock Aug 2016 #10
I'd be willing to let my friend Jack look at them SwankyXomb Aug 2016 #11
"audited" Snort. He meant altered, I'm sure. Solly Mack Aug 2016 #13
Unlike all the wanna be drs. diagnosing Hillary lame54 Aug 2016 #15
My uncle is a CFO in Manhattan and a damn good corporate accountant NightWatcher Aug 2016 #16
arrogant little f**k dembotoz Aug 2016 #18
Pompous douche. sarcasmo Aug 2016 #19
To his credit, the media sources they wrap themselves in Ruby the Liberal Aug 2016 #20

Siwsan

(26,249 posts)
1. I think both parties should be able to appoint a tax expert smart enough to decipher his returns
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:26 AM
Aug 2016

Let them both look at them - together or separate - and see what conclusions they reach.

spanone

(135,791 posts)
2. no eric you stupid shit, people who know everything about taxes would be looking at your dad's taxes
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:26 AM
Aug 2016

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
9. One or more of them...
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:14 AM
Aug 2016

Will be running for President in twenty years. My kids will have to go through this all over again.

liberal N proud

(60,332 posts)
6. He knows it would be foolish to incriminate themselves.
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 10:50 AM
Aug 2016

They would be so exposed if their tax returns ever were seen.

Johonny

(20,818 posts)
8. I think he just described every article written on stuff found in Hillary's emails
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:07 AM
Aug 2016
a bunch of people who know nothing about the email conversation looking through them and making "assumptions on things they know nothing about."

Idle speculation is okay against Hillary, but not Trump because...

Is Trump planning to be completely non-transparent as president too? Hillary has 25 years of tax returns and basically near every freaking email out there. People are making their own stories based on that information, but at least there is transparency. Speculation is the price a politician pays for transparency, but it beats a dictatorship.

unblock

(52,116 posts)
10. note that he can't even release *highlights* of his taxes!
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:22 AM
Aug 2016

given that releasing taxes isn't a formal requirement, there's no reason why trump couldn't release just the highlights.

for example, he could just tell us the gross income, charitable contributions, adjusted gross income, and total tax owed for each year.

then he could whine about complexity and unfairness and poor mitt rmoney and blah blah blah and refuse to give any details.



the fact that he can't even provide the highlights is very strongly suggestive of something very, very damaging *even at a highlights level*.

note that connections to russia wouldn't even be visible at this level, so something has to be off even with these very high level numbers.

something like way less income than a multi-billionaire should have, or he paid zero taxes.

SwankyXomb

(2,030 posts)
11. I'd be willing to let my friend Jack look at them
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 12:38 PM
Aug 2016

He's been a tax preparer for over 20 years, and teaches at a local college. I think he's more than qualified to decipher your dad's taxes.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
16. My uncle is a CFO in Manhattan and a damn good corporate accountant
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 02:20 PM
Aug 2016

I'm sure he could use small words and explain it to us dumb masses.

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)
20. To his credit, the media sources they wrap themselves in
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 06:44 PM
Aug 2016

probably wouldn't know what to do with all the math.

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