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In reply to the discussion: We Haven't Seen Trump's Taxes Yet, but It's Clear the IRS Failed America [View all]gab13by13
(21,337 posts)28. According to Michael Cohen,
Trump can be arrested today for tax fraud, what is stopping DOJ?
Allen Weisselberg took the fall for Trump in the Trump.org trial. Prosecutors could have gone after Weisselberg harder.
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We Haven't Seen Trump's Taxes Yet, but It's Clear the IRS Failed America [View all]
babylonsister
Dec 2022
OP
No, Trump corrupted the IRS, just as he corrupted DOJ when he installed Barr and had him
emulatorloo
Dec 2022
#6
The 'rules' should be codified into law, but don't count on the next House...
Justice matters.
Dec 2022
#14
Yes. There has to be a way to trace the chain of command to that decision, and at least fire that pe
lindysalsagal
Dec 2022
#19
I don't think we have seen it all, just part of it. Who knows what is coming? I know 1 thing: MORE
Stuart G
Dec 2022
#8
Tax code too complicated and there is zero interest in making it uncomplicated.
Pepsidog
Dec 2022
#11
Not just complicated, but "rigged" as a result of decades of lobbying by (x)illionaires and
KPN
Dec 2022
#17
Yes...the private equity industry alone spent more than $600 million in the last decade
Tanuki
Dec 2022
#42
i don't think it was ...."just luck." but, we will all see soon. (my opinion only)
Stuart G
Dec 2022
#22
Wealthy people and large businesses can construct deliberately complex situations.
patphil
Dec 2022
#26
A big reason Trump did not get audited was his IRS chief was making money off of Trump properties.
LaMouffette
Dec 2022
#27
Republicans hail 2 percent cut to IRS appropriation in omnibus
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Dec 2022
#30
Yes it did, but they botch this, don't think so, no this was a deliberate act
republianmushroom
Dec 2022
#34
Isn't this exactly why Trump replaced any agency head w/ a loyalist or an "acting" head?
NullTuples
Dec 2022
#38