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comment by am_Unition

    What's your feeling on this? Do you think there's any chance at all that Trump will end up in jail? Or at the very least lose his fortune?

I've seen a lot of coverage on this where the author would presumably retort "Lose what fortune?! harrharrharr". Everyone seems to be forgetting that this is all reporting on something Trump claimed to the IRS. It could be that (at least since the bankruptcies, hopefully those are harder to fake?) his businesses have actually turned a profit, and his IRS paperwork is the most brazen/sloppy lying in a tax fraud scheme literally ever. Either way, it shouldn't take long to show a massive disparity between the IRS records and how Trump has represented himself to e.g. Deutsche bonk when begging for loans. I don't think there's a way to loophole one's way outta that pickle, but I'm not in the business of ripping off my fellow countrymen.

If prosecutors have the IRS forms, why go after Mazars? Because any prosecution wants to de-fang the "oh I didn't have anything to do with it, all the corrupt tax dodging was cooked up by my dirty accountant!" argument before it's ever made, and maybe even add a count of perjury along the way if they play their cards right.

The only way Trump will be held accountable is if he leaves the White House this coming January. And gee golly, it's almost like he knows that, and it explains some of his recent actions and statements. Like I mentioned elsewhere in this thread, it's possible that the NY AG could attempt to bring charges against him, which Bill Barr and a 6-3 SCOTUS would laugh out of town. Then, they'd claim to have established precedent for state-level prosecutions of a sitting president, namely that they're not allowed. Trump would become explicitly more untouchable.

If this wasn't The October Surprise, I can't wait to see what comes out next. Not that it will change any minds. So I guess for historical purposes? "Hey remember when you still voted for Trump after he





CrazyEyeJoe  ·  1276 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    The only way Trump will be held accountable is if he leaves the White House this coming January. And gee golly, it's almost like he knows that, and it explains some of his recent actions and statements

That seems like a pretty believable theory to me. I really hope you're right (and that the fucker loses the election). I don't think anyone has ever deserved to lose more, he's far worse than Nixon.