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JoanofArgh's JournalEx-Business Partner Alleges Trump Organization Evaded Taxes in Panama By Matt Stieb
Panama is a small, Central American isthmus where two million tourists visit annually; where an outsized number of merchant ships call home to avoid more stringent marine and labor regulations; where the global elite go to burrow away their money; and where the United States might invade if the president doesnt like the military dictatorship in power. And according to a new legal filing in Manhattan federal court, Panama is another country where President Trump has tax problems In the filing, a former business partner, Orestes Fintiklis, alleges that the Trump Organization evaded taxes on the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Panama City.
The filing alleges that the Trump Organization used its control over the hotel bank accounts to make payments to itself and affiliates without withholding the 12.5 percent tax on its management fees, thus intentionally evading taxes. According to ProPublica:
The Trump entities were allegedly supposed to withhold those [management] fees in advance and pay them to the government regardless of whether the property was profitable or not. Instead, the Trump companies simply kept the money, the suit claims, thus intentionally evading taxes. That and other financial irregularities exposed Fintiklis and the companies he represents to millions of dollars in liability, according to the suit, which also claims Trump companies sought to cover up their actions. The filing does not say whether a tax penalty has been levied by Panamanian authorities.
The presidents financial disclosure statements show that the Trump Organization received hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in management fees related to the property. In addition to the allegation, Fintiklis is seeking around $35 million in damages. Though the Trump Organization called Fintikliss claims completely false, the legal filings do bring unwanted attention to the presidents taxes, as congressional and state lawmakers pursue multiple avenues to obtain Trumps IRS filings from the past six years.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/ex-business-partner-alleges-trumps-evaded-taxes-in-panama.html?utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=di&utm_medium=s1
Children of the Corn. The whole family looked dreadful for the banquet.
:largeThe Friends of Jeffrey Epstein reunion at Westminster
Trump and Prince Andrew at Westminster
Another billboard in London
put up by Led By Donkeys
https://twitter.com/ByDonkeys/status/1135650744152014850
Hey @realDonaldTrump, we've put up billboards across London to let you know what people in your own party REALLY think of you. People like @MarcoRubio #TrumpUKvisit
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https://twitter.com/ByDonkeys/status/1132226451653242881
This is a great idea for the RNC in Charlotte. Cover the city with quotes by Republicans on Trump.
From the State Banquet attendee list. US/UK taxpayers treating Trump's friends and relatives
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1135631677517180928From the state banquet attendee list, via pool - the president's four adult children, Mulvaney, Mnuchin, his wife Louise Linton, Chris Ruddy
Isn't Chris Ruddy the Newsmax guy? Trump's treating all his friends, relatives and administration to a vacation on the public dime.
Britain is in crisis. So why is President Trump coming to visit?
By Anne Applebaum
Clearly, hes not coming to town to conduct any important business, to do any deals or negotiate any treaties: There isnt anybody to negotiate with. He might issue some threats he reportedly plans to say he will cut off intelligence cooperation with Britain if it continues to do business with the Chinese company Huawei but the British cabinet isnt in a position to coordinate a response, so it hardly matters. Nor will his presence enhance the fabled, albeit somewhat shopworn, Anglo-American relationship. His last visit to Britain was a PR catastrophe. He insulted the prime minister, he embarrassed Queen Elizabeth II, and he even managed to annoy the Sun newspaper, a Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid that attacked him as Fake Schmooze. At the time of his last visit, 77 percent of Britons disapproved of the U.S. president, and there is no reason to think those numbers have improved.
From Londons point of view, the visit makes no sense, either. British attempts to humor Trump, to engage him, have all failed. The soon-to-be-ex-prime minister Theresa Mays efforts to forge a relationship with Trump backfired, adding to her widespread unpopularity. Aware of his toxicity, the leaders of the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties have said they will not attend a state banquet in his honor. The duchess of Sussex the British royal family member formerly known as the American actress Meghan Markle has also indicated that she will not meet the president of the United States.
But other members of the royal family have, it seems, no choice. A state visit, as opposed to a working visit, implies extensive time spent with the queen, who is head of state, up to and including that Buckingham Palace banquet. And this, it seems, is the point. Trump will not accomplish anything, either for the United States or for Britain. But he will achieve something that is, for him, actually more important. He will be photographed with some uniquely recognizable, world-class celebrities: the queen, Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry. They will all be there, doing their duty, because they have to. And Trumps compulsive, narcissistic need to be the center of attention will be serviced.
Everywhere he goes, Trump is bored by working meetings and rude to those who attend them. He cant make deals or negotiate because he doesnt know enough about the issues. But where there is empty pomp and circumstance a French Bastille Day parade, or the Queens Guard standing at attention outside Windsor Castle he is impressed and pleased. The logistics of this visit, like any presidential visit, are immense. The British state will spend 18 million pounds (about $22 million) on his security; the U.S. taxpayer will spend many multiples of that sum; hundreds of hours will have been wasted on planning. And all so that one mans fragile ego can be boosted for another day.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/britain-is-in-crisis-so-why-is-president-trump-coming-to-visit/2019/05/31/e4eab7da-83ca-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html?utm_term=.4d72b20122c5
Apparently ,he's bringing all five of his grifter children at taxpayer expense. Even Tiffany, who he barely acknowledges.
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