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am_Unition  ·  2285 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father

A quote from the companion piece:

    Mr. Harder, the president’s lawyer, disputed The Times’s reporting: “Should The Times state or imply that President Trump participated in fraud, tax evasion or any other crime, it will be exposing itself to substantial liability and damages for defamation.”

Not-so-subtle subtext: "Yeah, so we here at the New York Times have absolutely zero doubt that Donald Trump and his father engaged in illegal tax practices".

Now, are there any prosecutors at the IRS that have the guts to even think about filing charges? Apparently the statute of limitations is three years for criminal filings, but civil tax fraud violations have no limitations. Guess we'll see what happens. Probably nothing.