Sunday, October 2, 2016

The New York Times risked legal trouble to publish Donald Trump’s tax return

Via Billy


Dean Baquet wasn't bluffing.

The New York Times executive editor said during a visit to Harvard in September that he would risk jail to publish Donald Trump's tax returns. He made good on his word Saturday night when the Times published Trump tax documents from 1995, which show the Republican presidential nominee claimed losses of $916 million that year — enough to avoid paying federal income taxes for as many as 18 years afterward.

Federal law makes it illegal to publish an unauthorized tax return:

Posted by at

4 comments:

  1. JWMJROctober 2, 2016 at 2:53 PM

    Truth be known, the New York Times is probably bankrupt already so any claims from a successful law suit would go to the back of the line for payment.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brock TownsendOctober 2, 2016 at 3:04 PM

      Good point, but they go merrily along without any mention.:)

      Delete
  2. AnonymousOctober 2, 2016 at 6:03 PM

    Lame Cherry does a good job on this topic and how the Clintons mucked it up for everybody back during their Reign of Redistribution:
    http://lamecherry.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-1995-clinton-tax-code-for-donald.html

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brock TownsendOctober 2, 2016 at 6:19 PM

      Great piece and thanks. http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-1995-clinton-tax-code-for-donald.html

      Delete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)