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By Rosalind S. Helderman & Damian Paletta @ The Washington Post, May 12
The White House on Friday released a letter from two tax attorneys for President Trump claiming that Trump’s only income from Russian sources in the last 10 years came from fees for hosting the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013, his sale of a Palm Beach mansion to a Russian businessman in 2008 and his company’s routine sales of condo units and golf games to Russians.
The attorneys said their analysis came from a review of Trump’s tax returns for the last 10 years. However, they did not release the returns or provide any documents to support their claims.
The letter, from lawyers Sheri A. Dillon and William F. Nelson, also asserted that Trump holds no debt from Russian lenders and holds no equity in Russian entities. They explained that because of the way that Trump operates his businesses, his corporate income and debt would be disclosed on his personal tax returns [....]
Steven Rosenthal, a senior fellow at the Tax Policy Center who practiced tax law in Washington for 25 years, described the letter as “very narrowly crafted by clever lawyers.” [....]
Comments
What else would you expect from lawyers who "work for a law firm that has extensive ties to Russia and received a “Russia Law Firm of the Year” award in 2016"?
by barefooted on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 6:30pm
hah, good one!
by artappraiser on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 7:12pm
The Senate Looks At Trump’s Businesses
By Adam Davidson @ The New Yorker, May 12
A panel’s request for information from a Treasury enforcement unit suggests a broader scope to its investigation.
More about the investigation for which the letter was written.
by artappraiser on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 9:53pm