February 21, 2017
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From The Official Website:
In today’s episode, we take a look at one of your most requested questions: what might be in Donald Trump’s taxes!
We begin, however, with a preliminary question from Jim Sabatowski, who asks us what’s the big deal with Trump’s tax returns, anyway? Is there a good reason to think we can get information that’s necessary to evaluate a candidate?
Next, we give you part one of our two-part interview Tony Di Fatta, a practicing CPA, to take a deep-dive into all the things we might — and might not — find in the event that Donald Trump’s taxes are ever disclosed. All of this is meant to shed some light on the question: should Democrats be focused on finding out what’s in Trump’s taxes?
After our main segment, we inaugurate a new segment about how close President Trump is to impeachment with a question about 18 USC § 1001 and the prohibition against making false statements. With a bonus reference to The Price Is Right!
Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam question #11 about the best evidence rule.
Show Notes & Links
- To find out more about Tony, click here for his website, or give him a call at (443) 791-5726.
- This is a link to Donald Trump’s 2016 financial disclosures.
- Here’s the hilarious Onion article, “You People Made Me Give Up My Peanut Farm!“
- This is the text of 18 USC § 1001.
Law Talkin' Stuff
It's in the Constitution
Lawsplaining
Law Court Thingies
- CREW v Trump (2017)
Magic Law Words
- Discovery
- Best Evidence Rule
- High Crimes & Misdemeanors
- Impeachment
- Impeachment & Removal
- In camera
- Knowing & Willfully
- LLC
- Materially False Statement
- Motion to Compell
- Presidential Immunity
- Standing
Organizations
People
References
- George W Bush
- Gerald Ford
- Jimmy Carter
- Lyndon Johnson
- OJ Simpson
- President Pence
- Richard Nixon
- Sponges Have No Feet
- Zuckerman Spader
Topics
- Agnew Resignation
- Barry Bonds' Steroid Scandal
- Impeachment
- OJ Trial
- Presidential Tax Returns
- Trump Administration Resignations, Retirements & Firings
Content
- [00:00:00] Intro
- [00:02:05] Listener Questions: Why do we need to see the President's tax returns?
- [00:09:28] Main Segment: (Guest Q&A) Donald Trump's tax returns
- [00:11:34] If the CREW lawsuit is dismissed on standing grounds, will it happen before or after discovery?
- [00:12:33] Patron questions with Tony Di Fatta
- [00:12:51] Could multiple levels of LLCs obscure Trump's finances? (What can you ask for in discovery? Can third parties ask private information not be disclosed?)
- [00:21:00] Would his tax returns disclose Trump's net worth?
- [00:25:50] Would a large loan from a foreign non-government entity appear on a tax return?
- [00:27:07] If Trump was involved in tax evasion would we have heard about it on the news already?
- [00:29:02] Foreign loans part 2: Would a forgiven foreign loan appear on tax returns?
- [00:33:41] Would there be a distinction between US income and foreign income?
- [00:34:18] Would we be able to learn the value of his various holding and brand?
- [00:35:12] Would tax returns confirm claims about using misuse of Foundation Funds?
- [00:38:20] Yodel Mountain: Flynn resignation
- [00:51:13] What happens if the election is found to be stolen?
- [00:56:51] New Patron Tuesday
- [00:58:38] Thomas Takes The Bar Exam: Producing an actual document or able to testify what was seen (answer)
- [01:04:18] Outro