Trump's father was a tax cheat

[BidenPresident]

The Trump Organization’s relentless quest for tax avoidance has its roots in Fred Trump’s determination to fend off the taxman at every possible turn. A self-made workaholic who built and sold his first house before he was 20, the elder Mr. Trump eventually passed more than $1 billion to his children while employing legally dubious strategies to avoid nearly $500 million in taxes on the transfers, a 2018 investigation by The Times found.

“My father had always been very much opposed to paying taxes, so to the extent he could pay less in taxes, that was a good thing,” Robert Trump, the former president’s younger brother, said in a legal deposition related to Fred Trump’s estate. (Robert Trump died last year at 71.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/03/u...ce-scheme.html

[BidenPresident]

The first criminal prosecution involving the former president’s business hearkens back to Fred Trump’s $16,135 purchase of boilers in the 1990s.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/03/u...ce-scheme.html

[Bill]

I hope NY goes through every line & every cent to prove his innocence..

& if there are any "discrepancies" that restitution be paid & justice done..

[Hawkeye10]

The Trump Organization’s relentless quest for tax avoidance has its roots in Fred Trump’s determination to fend off the taxman at every possible turn. A self-made workaholic who built and sold his first house before he was 20, the elder Mr. Trump eventually passed more than $1 billion to his children while employing legally dubious strategies to avoid nearly $500 million in taxes on the transfers, a 2018 investigation by The Times found.

“My father had always been very much opposed to paying taxes, so to the extent he could pay less in taxes, that was a good thing,” Robert Trump, the former president’s younger brother, said in a legal deposition related to Fred Trump’s estate. (Robert Trump died last year at 71.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/03/u...ce-scheme.html

Almost everyone pays as little tax as the law allows.

[BidenPresident]

Almost everyone pays as little tax as the law allows.

Hopefully Donald Trump will go to prison for tax fraud.

[floridafan]

Almost everyone pays as little tax as the law allows.

The issue is those who fraudulently pay little or no taxes.

[BidenPresident]

The issue is those who fraudulently pay little or no taxes.

D. Trump bragged about not paying taxes.

[ThatOwlWoman]

Almost everyone pays as little tax as the law allows.

Of course, but we "little people" do it legally. These grifters don't.

[BidenPresident]

Of course, but we "little people" do it legally. These grifters don't.

Future historians will be mystified. You knew Trump and his father were life long crooks, why did you put him in the White House?!

[ThatOwlWoman]

Future historians will be mystified. You knew Trump and his father were life long crooks, why did you put him in the White House?!

Exactly the same questions we ask now about the rise of Hitler.

[BidenPresident]

Exactly the same questions we ask now about the rise of Hitler.

I used to wonder about Hitler. Sadly, I know now.

[ThatOwlWoman]

I used to wonder about Hitler. Sadly, I know now.

Yep. "May you live in interesting times" is coming true.

[BidenPresident]

Yep. "May you live in interesting times" is coming true.

Never understood why it was a curse, until now.

[floridafan]

D. Trump bragged about not paying taxes.

Its one think to keep your tax bill as small as legally possible and another as we are now seeing with the indictment of the Trump Organization.This is just the beginning, I expect many more indictments including family members and the big man himself. Trump was born a crook and its finally catching up to him.

[Althea]

The Trump Organization’s relentless quest for tax avoidance has its roots in Fred Trump’s determination to fend off the taxman at every possible turn. A self-made workaholic who built and sold his first house before he was 20, the elder Mr. Trump eventually passed more than $1 billion to his children while employing legally dubious strategies to avoid nearly $500 million in taxes on the transfers, a 2018 investigation by The Times found.

“My father had always been very much opposed to paying taxes, so to the extent he could pay less in taxes, that was a good thing,” Robert Trump, the former president’s younger brother, said in a legal deposition related to Fred Trump’s estate. (Robert Trump died last year at 71.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/03/u...ce-scheme.html

Ironic, as he built his empire by taking taxpayer funding.