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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 12:55 PM Jan 2017

Conway Walks Back Statement on Trump Not Releasing Tax Returns: He's Still Under Audit

Source: Mediaite

by Ken Meyer 11:19 am, January 23rd, 2017

Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway is backtracking on a statement which suggested that President Trump is never going to release his tax returns, even after his IRS audit is finished.

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Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway is backtracking on a statement which suggested that President Trump is never going to release his tax returns, even after his IRS audit is finished.

During a Sunday show appearance on ABCs This Week, Conway was asked by George Stephanopoulos about whether the White House had a response to the We The People petition which demanded that Trump produce his tax information. Conway had this to say:

The White House response is that hes not going to release his tax returns. We litigated this all through the election. People didnt care, they voted for him.

As various media outlets took that to mean that Trump will never release his tax returns despite previous promises to do so, Conway took to Twitter on Monday to clarify:

Kellyanne Conway ✔
@KellyannePolls

On taxes, answers (& repeated questions) are same from campaign: POTUS is under audit and will not release until that is completed. #nonews

8:01 AM - 23 Jan 2017
1,282 Retweets 5,992 likes


Trumps decision to not release his taxes goes against a tradition that all U.S. presidents in recent history have abided by. The decision has been a major source of criticism, with political opponents saying Trumps returns would shed light on his foreign business dealings, potential connections with Russia, and various related subjects.

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Conway Walks Back Statement on Trump Not Releasing Tax Returns: He's Still Under Audit (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP
"Walks back" Roy Rolling Jan 2017 #1
I'm Glad blue-wave Jan 2017 #2
I'd like them MosheFeingold Jan 2017 #3
Alternative Fact No. 2, more to follow dalton99a Jan 2017 #4
- Bigredhunk Jan 2017 #5
Prove it, Conway C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #6
He could still release them even if under audit groundloop Jan 2017 #7
Could be any number of things from sources of money he took as a loan (such as Russia) to cstanleytech Jan 2017 #12
Damn right! Show us the audit letter, or we'll know it doesn't exist. nt Tanuki Jan 2017 #10
I know his tax returns are complex rsdsharp Jan 2017 #8
He's hoping to eliminate the IRS before that happens, though. louis-t Jan 2017 #9
Now YOU"RE the LIAR, KAC Rustyeye77 Jan 2017 #11
Now, now that's "Alternative Facts" to you. NastyRiffraff Jan 2017 #14
The Audit Will Never End erpowers Jan 2017 #13
he's been under audit for 10+years? like that whore house in nevada. IRS will audit him for life. Sunlei Jan 2017 #17
I heard or read a quote from him forgotmylogin Jan 2017 #18
Bill Gates Has His Own Division erpowers Jan 2017 #19
Now that he is actually President, IRS should be obliged to confirm or deny an audit Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #15
bet the current admin, especially the kellyanne 'part' of RW admin. aren't even aware of WHpetition. Sunlei Jan 2017 #16
He has been in audit bdamomma Jan 2017 #20
Sorry, Kellyanne: your flashythingy is broken. raging moderate Jan 2017 #21
There is no audit. briv1016 Jan 2017 #22
Headline re-written for accuracy: MurrayDelph Jan 2017 #23

Roy Rolling

(6,941 posts)
1. "Walks back"
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 01:00 PM
Jan 2017

That is too vanilla a phrase. She said he wasn't gonna release his tax returns. That doesn't go away when another set of keys is dangled in front of the cameras.

MosheFeingold

(3,051 posts)
3. I'd like them
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 01:03 PM
Jan 2017

Not because I think there will be anything explosive. (He's had plenty of time to clean them.)

I want the K-1s so I can have a list of companies to boycott.

Bigredhunk

(1,351 posts)
5. -
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 01:06 PM
Jan 2017

Hmm. Guessing the "audit" will last until January 2021 or whenever he's impeached. After he's out of office the taxes won't matter.

groundloop

(11,523 posts)
7. He could still release them even if under audit
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 01:25 PM
Jan 2017

My thoughts on this are as follows:

The 'under audit' line is just a smokescreen, he has no intention of ever releasing tax returns because it would show how indebted he is to foreign interests, including Russia. Being 'audited' doesn't preclude him from releasing his taxes for public viewing.

What did he do to catch the attention of the IRS? Most all of the businesses I've ever known to be audited by the IRS broke were trying to get away with something illegal related to their taxes. What's tRump hiding?

cstanleytech

(26,322 posts)
12. Could be any number of things from sources of money he took as a loan (such as Russia) to
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:00 PM
Jan 2017

illegal deductions assuming of course there is an audit but even then there are people saying he can still release his past tax returns as an IRS audit apparently doesnt prevent him from doing that and hes just blowing smoke out his ass which after watching the vileness that is Trump during the elections wouldnt surprise me.

rsdsharp

(9,205 posts)
8. I know his tax returns are complex
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 01:37 PM
Jan 2017

but I find it hard to believe that his 2014 returns have been under audit for more than 18 months.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
14. Now, now that's "Alternative Facts" to you.
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:10 PM
Jan 2017

Never mind that she's on the record of saying almost the exact opposite of what she's peddling now (as of this writing; it could change in the next few minutes).

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
13. The Audit Will Never End
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:09 PM
Jan 2017

I bet the audit will either last until Trump is no longer in office, or until he is an actual billionaire.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
17. he's been under audit for 10+years? like that whore house in nevada. IRS will audit him for life.
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:45 PM
Jan 2017

forgotmylogin

(7,533 posts)
18. I heard or read a quote from him
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:52 PM
Jan 2017

that he's "always under audit" every year. This actually makes sense because anyone with that much money moving through their accounts is someone to keep an eye on even if they don't suspect wrongdoing. It's very likely in a bigger return that mistakes will happen. I'm sure millionaires get special handling by the IRS in many cases.

Not an excuse, but that's probably why he can safely say "I'm not going to release them until the audit is over" because he's under constant audit.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
19. Bill Gates Has His Own Division
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 03:25 PM
Jan 2017

I have heard that he IRS has a separate division just to handle Bill Gates' taxes.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,046 posts)
15. Now that he is actually President, IRS should be obliged to confirm or deny an audit
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:29 PM
Jan 2017

Or is tRump going to be under perpetual audit and therefore perpetual audit excuse?

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
16. bet the current admin, especially the kellyanne 'part' of RW admin. aren't even aware of WHpetition.
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:38 PM
Jan 2017

That petition system is wayy to transparent for Republicans. IMO, Obamas petition system will be disappeared as soon as they get someone to work on Americas White House website. They haven't updated any of it with information about the new officials. They're very behind on the transition.

briv1016

(1,570 posts)
22. There is no audit.
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 07:06 PM
Jan 2017

The audit excuse was made up when Donald didn't even think he would be the Republican nominee. It was never intended to last. He was expecting to be on the hunt for wife number four by now.

The fact that they can't even show a simple letter from an IRS employee (even redacted) informing him he is under audit is very telling.

MurrayDelph

(5,301 posts)
23. Headline re-written for accuracy:
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 09:24 PM
Jan 2017

Kellyanne Conway Apologizes for Accidentally Telling the Truth; goes back to supporting original lie

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