Everything he can b/c he’s always been hated in America but so much more in New York! He thinks he’s getting retribution for all the times he was shunned! What he doesn’t see or understand is that he can NEVER EVER win the love and respect that he so desperately wants b/c he’s a cold hearted, soulless and despicable human with no redeeming qualities! His soul will burn in Hell for eternity!
Yep. In the mid 1980’s, I worked and lived in Manhattan around the corner from trump tower. Even then, decades ago, his reputation in New York preceded him. He was well known as a liar, a cheat, a conman, a thief, a grifter, a bully, a bigot racist with ties to the mob, a misogynist pig who sexually assaulted women. He stiffed his creditors and his employees (who were primarily illegal), and he was notorious for filing bankruptcy. He’s always been proud of the fact that he rarely pays any taxes. And YES, he thrives on retribution. AND now he’s running our country just like he did his numerous failed businesses! He’s a robber baron who’s raiding our coffers and bankrupting the country!
Trump also has a long, well-documented history of filing frivolous lawsuits against everyone who insults him, demeans him, “defames” him or dares to stand up to him. In fact, “Donald Trump has a documented history of filing over 4,000 civil lawsuits since 1973, often employing litigation as a business weapon or to protect his public image.
“These cases, ranging from business disputes to defamation, frequently target critics, media outlets, and government entities, with a notable strategy of filing lawsuits that are later dismissed or settled out of court.”
“Key Examples of High-Profile or Notable Lawsuits:Media and Authors:
- Sued author Timothy O'Brien for $5 billion (dismissed) for reporting he was not a billionaire, and sued TV host Bill Maher for $5 million (withdrawn) over a joke.
- Governmental Bodies: Sued Palm Beach County over air traffic noise at Mar-a-Lago and the government of Scotland regarding a wind farm (lost in court).
- Business/Personal Disputes: Sued a Miss USA contestant for $5 million (won) for claiming the pageant was rigged.
- Political/Legal Tactics: Recently filed a $100 million suit against the New York Times, journalists, and his niece,
- and has frequently targeted New York Attorney General Leticia James with lawsuits.
“An analysis by USA Today found that in 1,900 of the 3,500+ cases analyzed (as of 2016), Trump or his companies were plaintiffs, setting an "unprecedented" record for a presidential candidate. Critics argue this pattern constitutes a "weaponization" of the legal system, using it to intimidate opponents or manipulate public discourse.”
We also know that trump is threatening to file a lawsuit against the IRS for $10B for releasing copies of his tax returns.
“The Tradition: Since the 1970s, most presidents and vice presidents have publicly released their tax returns to demonstrate transparency, identify potential conflicts of interest, and prove their tax compliance.
“The Exception: Donald Trump was the first president since Richard Nixon to refuse to release his tax returns while in office, breaking a 40-year tradition of voluntary disclosure.
“Mandatory Audit: While not required to release them publicly, the IRS has a policy (since 1977) to conduct a mandatory audit of every sitting president's tax returns.”
“Mandatory Audit: While not required to release them publicly, the IRS has a policy (since 1977) to conduct a mandatory audit of every sitting president's tax returns.”
But now, with Trump' lackey in charge of the IRS, and his publicly stated aim to cripple the agency, I doubt very much that any of his returns will be audited.
Agree. Trump now “owns” / controls every department and agency in the country. And as long as he sits in the WH, he will not allow an audit of his own tax returns …
“The Hill: Why Democrats released Trump’s tax returns
December 23, 2022
In The News
BY TOBIAS BURNS
“After years of fighting for Donald Trump’s tax returns, Democrats finally got a hold of them and released them to the public through two congressional reports published this week.
“But Democrats stress their decision was not about Trump himself but rather about oversight of the IRS and about the U.S. tax system more broadly — even though Trump was the first president since Watergate not to release his returns before assuming the presidency.
“The report from the Democratic-led Ways and Means Committee found Trump wasn’t audited during his first two years in office. His first audit as president came only right when the IRS was asked directly by Congress to produce Trump’s tax returns.
“That could be a violation of IRS policy, which states that “individual income tax returns for the President and Vice President will be subject to mandatory audit examination” and that they’ll receive “normal pipeline processing” and be subject to “regular filing and retention procedures.”
“The IRS has failed to administer its own mandatory audit program policies,” Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal (D-Mass.) said Thursday in the House, introducing legislation that bumps the presidential audit program up from the level of IRS policy to the level of federal law.”
So, when democrats took control of the House, after trump’s first term, the House released his tax returns. And I suspect that’s why he’s suing the IRS…BECAUSE HE CAN and at this point NO ONE WILL STOP HIM. He thrives on retribution.
Which means that taxpayers will likely be paying him $10 billion …
Dropping him in the middle of alligator Alcatraz and holding him indefinitely in his own 3x3 ft cage, with all the mosquitoes and cockroaches and worms in the food, filthy water, snakes, fecal stench… yeah, that works for me!
How about Iran? They want him! And his family!! He has been jerking them around for months b/c I think he wants them to come here to war with the USA. His excuse for a disaster to control the voting. And part of our punishment b/c Biden won last term and did a good job! I am really surprised Iran hasn't dropped a bomb on the White House by now. What are they waiting for????
Everything he touches dies: I knew this as a 15yo kid in 1986 when he ran the USFL into the ground. Historians and posterity will wonder in bewilderment how this charlatan con man ever hoodwinked so many gullibly clueless Americans into voting for him and following him into the void of destruction.
As I recalled, he started the USFL because no owners in the NFL or AFL were willing to sell Trump a team. I remember it from the late 1980s and in retrospect it was a failure just like most of his other ventures.
Ethics are non existent in this regime. I don’t think any of them know the meaning of the word. There’s a giant black hole where justice used to live in this country.
Tim Snyder calls this a "superpower suicide." The answer to "how much is Trump going to destroy?" is everything. He is winning. Time is almost up. We need everybody to act.
They are going to destroy everything in their path to take us down. Next is Medicaid and Social Security. The more us old folks ‘croak’ the more money they keep for themselves. Taxes won’t go down, they will go up.
He has wanted that money from Medicaid and SS since he first got in on his first term. Remember he said the prices going up will be for just a short time and then would return to normal soon. LIE!! Prices will be bad when his 4 yrs are done. He tells people what he thinks they want to hear but never ever the TRUTH.
Exactly, people are a burden to them, we protest, we talk, ask & require things, they want their robots who are submissive, get the job done and they don’t require or demand equality & justice!
As previously stated, indeed the title of Rick Wildon's book "Everything Trump Touches Dies" sums up what we as a country are watching real time. There is little of our country's content and experience, including, as pointed out by Dina Doll, our carefully structured legal system, that is not getting mangled.
He's the head of the snake, and has lots of help from our compromised government
Yes but that head is a good start.
Everything he can b/c he’s always been hated in America but so much more in New York! He thinks he’s getting retribution for all the times he was shunned! What he doesn’t see or understand is that he can NEVER EVER win the love and respect that he so desperately wants b/c he’s a cold hearted, soulless and despicable human with no redeeming qualities! His soul will burn in Hell for eternity!
Yep. In the mid 1980’s, I worked and lived in Manhattan around the corner from trump tower. Even then, decades ago, his reputation in New York preceded him. He was well known as a liar, a cheat, a conman, a thief, a grifter, a bully, a bigot racist with ties to the mob, a misogynist pig who sexually assaulted women. He stiffed his creditors and his employees (who were primarily illegal), and he was notorious for filing bankruptcy. He’s always been proud of the fact that he rarely pays any taxes. And YES, he thrives on retribution. AND now he’s running our country just like he did his numerous failed businesses! He’s a robber baron who’s raiding our coffers and bankrupting the country!
Trump also has a long, well-documented history of filing frivolous lawsuits against everyone who insults him, demeans him, “defames” him or dares to stand up to him. In fact, “Donald Trump has a documented history of filing over 4,000 civil lawsuits since 1973, often employing litigation as a business weapon or to protect his public image.
“These cases, ranging from business disputes to defamation, frequently target critics, media outlets, and government entities, with a notable strategy of filing lawsuits that are later dismissed or settled out of court.”
“Key Examples of High-Profile or Notable Lawsuits:Media and Authors:
- Sued author Timothy O'Brien for $5 billion (dismissed) for reporting he was not a billionaire, and sued TV host Bill Maher for $5 million (withdrawn) over a joke.
- Governmental Bodies: Sued Palm Beach County over air traffic noise at Mar-a-Lago and the government of Scotland regarding a wind farm (lost in court).
- Business/Personal Disputes: Sued a Miss USA contestant for $5 million (won) for claiming the pageant was rigged.
- Political/Legal Tactics: Recently filed a $100 million suit against the New York Times, journalists, and his niece,
- and has frequently targeted New York Attorney General Leticia James with lawsuits.
“An analysis by USA Today found that in 1,900 of the 3,500+ cases analyzed (as of 2016), Trump or his companies were plaintiffs, setting an "unprecedented" record for a presidential candidate. Critics argue this pattern constitutes a "weaponization" of the legal system, using it to intimidate opponents or manipulate public discourse.”
We also know that trump is threatening to file a lawsuit against the IRS for $10B for releasing copies of his tax returns.
“The Tradition: Since the 1970s, most presidents and vice presidents have publicly released their tax returns to demonstrate transparency, identify potential conflicts of interest, and prove their tax compliance.
“The Exception: Donald Trump was the first president since Richard Nixon to refuse to release his tax returns while in office, breaking a 40-year tradition of voluntary disclosure.
“Mandatory Audit: While not required to release them publicly, the IRS has a policy (since 1977) to conduct a mandatory audit of every sitting president's tax returns.”
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1641&context=popular_media
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/15/695054845/a-history-of-presidential-tax-returns
“Mandatory Audit: While not required to release them publicly, the IRS has a policy (since 1977) to conduct a mandatory audit of every sitting president's tax returns.”
But now, with Trump' lackey in charge of the IRS, and his publicly stated aim to cripple the agency, I doubt very much that any of his returns will be audited.
Agree. Trump now “owns” / controls every department and agency in the country. And as long as he sits in the WH, he will not allow an audit of his own tax returns …
“The Hill: Why Democrats released Trump’s tax returns
December 23, 2022
In The News
BY TOBIAS BURNS
“After years of fighting for Donald Trump’s tax returns, Democrats finally got a hold of them and released them to the public through two congressional reports published this week.
“But Democrats stress their decision was not about Trump himself but rather about oversight of the IRS and about the U.S. tax system more broadly — even though Trump was the first president since Watergate not to release his returns before assuming the presidency.
“The report from the Democratic-led Ways and Means Committee found Trump wasn’t audited during his first two years in office. His first audit as president came only right when the IRS was asked directly by Congress to produce Trump’s tax returns.
“That could be a violation of IRS policy, which states that “individual income tax returns for the President and Vice President will be subject to mandatory audit examination” and that they’ll receive “normal pipeline processing” and be subject to “regular filing and retention procedures.”
“The IRS has failed to administer its own mandatory audit program policies,” Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal (D-Mass.) said Thursday in the House, introducing legislation that bumps the presidential audit program up from the level of IRS policy to the level of federal law.”
So, when democrats took control of the House, after trump’s first term, the House released his tax returns. And I suspect that’s why he’s suing the IRS…BECAUSE HE CAN and at this point NO ONE WILL STOP HIM. He thrives on retribution.
Which means that taxpayers will likely be paying him $10 billion …
and then some ...!
Rita, nothing human about this MONSTER! He needs to go down and taken far, far away!
How about the Congo?
Dropping him in the middle of alligator Alcatraz and holding him indefinitely in his own 3x3 ft cage, with all the mosquitoes and cockroaches and worms in the food, filthy water, snakes, fecal stench… yeah, that works for me!
How about Iran? They want him! And his family!! He has been jerking them around for months b/c I think he wants them to come here to war with the USA. His excuse for a disaster to control the voting. And part of our punishment b/c Biden won last term and did a good job! I am really surprised Iran hasn't dropped a bomb on the White House by now. What are they waiting for????
Everything he touches dies: I knew this as a 15yo kid in 1986 when he ran the USFL into the ground. Historians and posterity will wonder in bewilderment how this charlatan con man ever hoodwinked so many gullibly clueless Americans into voting for him and following him into the void of destruction.
As I recalled, he started the USFL because no owners in the NFL or AFL were willing to sell Trump a team. I remember it from the late 1980s and in retrospect it was a failure just like most of his other ventures.
I wish he would keep touching himself all over, so it happens soon!
Ethics are non existent in this regime. I don’t think any of them know the meaning of the word. There’s a giant black hole where justice used to live in this country.
All of it.
Everything he can.
He’s putting his name on everything but it’s like a scar.
First there’s the wound.
Then there’s the damage that never really goes away.
Turnip has to mark everything as his, sorta like a dog on a walk.
He is like a wolverine. They will eat their fill from a food source and then piss all over what remains so as to ruin it for any other animal.
Tim Snyder calls this a "superpower suicide." The answer to "how much is Trump going to destroy?" is everything. He is winning. Time is almost up. We need everybody to act.
You mean…how much MORE is he and his partners-in-crimeS going to destroy? Oh, much more before they’re all 86’d (thrown out 😏). 🤬
Every single thing that they can! Thats their plan, burn it ALL DOWN!
Comey's big crime is being much, much taller than Turnip.
They are going to destroy everything in their path to take us down. Next is Medicaid and Social Security. The more us old folks ‘croak’ the more money they keep for themselves. Taxes won’t go down, they will go up.
He has wanted that money from Medicaid and SS since he first got in on his first term. Remember he said the prices going up will be for just a short time and then would return to normal soon. LIE!! Prices will be bad when his 4 yrs are done. He tells people what he thinks they want to hear but never ever the TRUTH.
Exactly, people are a burden to them, we protest, we talk, ask & require things, they want their robots who are submissive, get the job done and they don’t require or demand equality & justice!
Donald Trump is an old fool with dementia! The biggest liar and loser of them all!
Dina, Appreciate your article. Your summary paragraph says it all.
He will continue to destroy as many as he can for as long as he can. 🤬 💔💔💔🇺🇸💔💔💔♥️🇨🇦
🍊 goals, money, revenge and subjugation.
As previously stated, indeed the title of Rick Wildon's book "Everything Trump Touches Dies" sums up what we as a country are watching real time. There is little of our country's content and experience, including, as pointed out by Dina Doll, our carefully structured legal system, that is not getting mangled.
Dina--Dump is going to destroy EVERYTHING HE CAN--especially if it gets in his way of becoming permanent Dictator of the U.S.
The answer is : Trump will destroy all the systems that prevent him from becoming like Putin, his hero