Maddow's Tax return "scoop" a nothingburger

[Yeshua1]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...a-total-nothingburger/?utm_term=.17fbfe152256


This 2005 Donald Trump tax return is a total nothingburger


MSNBC host Rachel Maddow spent hours touting a massive scoop: She — or more accurately, veteran investigative reporter David Cay Johnston — had gotten her hands on President Trump's 2005 federal tax return.

That return, the political universe speculated, might hold the key to unlocking the single biggest mystery surrounding Trump: His financial affairs. After all, this is a president who broke with decades of tradition by refusing to release his tax returns — any of them — during the 2016 campaign, insisting that he was under audit.

The return wasn't the key. Not even close.

I want to know who leaked this to press, as this is very serious deal... Would the Clintonbs like the Media to look at their tax returns, or those of the Clinton Foundation?
This reminded me of when Geraldo opened up Capones vault, and had zip in it!

 

[carpro]

Usually I would agree with you that his charitable giving is none of our business. In fact, I was OK with Romney not releasing his taxes back in 2012 for this reason. But Trump brags about how much money he gives away and charities say they never receive the money.

We both know that bragging about what you give to charity is sinful. That's between him and God. We have no say in the matter. Curiosity just to be able to condemn Trump would be just as wrong as his bragging.

 

[carpro]

I want to know who leaked this to press, as this is very serious deal... Would the Clintonbs like the Media to look at their tax returns, or those of the Clinton Foundation?
This reminded me of when Geraldo opened up Capones vault, and had zip in it!

Making public someone's tax return is a crime. But Trump released it first. It's now in the public venue. Maddow can now talk about her "scoop" all she wants. She's got nothing. Especially not a "scoop".

 

[Rolfe]

Sure. You can find out how much he gives to charity. If he owns a large percentage of a foreign based company. If a foreign entity owns part of his companies. How much debt he is in, if his debt is to foreign banks, etc.

Precisely.

 

[Rolfe]

I want to know who leaked this to press, ...

Start by looking at who benefits by it going public. First person who comes to my mind is Donald Trump, for reasons previously stated.

 

[TCassidy]

She made an idiot of herself. Promised much but delivered nothing.

Shades of Geraldo Rivera and Al Capone's vault.

 

[Revmitchell]

Shades of Geraldo Rivera and Al Capone's vault.

True but without the political agenda to destroy an opponent.

 

[777]

Did Trump leak them? Got to wonder, but regardless, they fall for his trolling each and every time.

Shades of Geraldo Rivera and Al Capone's vault.

But, Geraldo didn't know what was in the vault - Rachel already had the tax returns in her hands, you'd think either her or somebody else at PMSNBC would notice that Trump paid all of those taxes at that rate.