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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Who are these crazy voters in the 16%? [/quote]

I can sort of explain this:  lots of us thought that anyone who was willing to go to the Supreme Court to avoid sharing his tax returns must have something truly horrifying in there that he was desperate to keep secret.  Many of us suspected outright tax fraud and/or big debts to Russia.  We also suspected that "being under audit" was just a lame excuse, and that he wasn't actually being audited.

Assuming that the NYT report is based upon real information, it raised some questions, but revealed no massive tax fraud or debts to Russia.  (There are some expenses that might turn out to be fraudulent, but determining that requires more information than what was provided in the NYT article, per various tax experts.)  It also revealed that he is actually under audit (not that this would prevent him from releasing his tax returns, but at least it validates one of his points).  If anything, he came off looking better than before to those of us who expected the worst.  The $750 thing isn't a big deal, really.  It's not as  if most of us would voluntarily pay more tax than we are absolutely required to pay.

That said, I'm not in the 16%.  Trump disqualified himself years ago from getting my vote.  But  I can see where those who feared the worst might be slightly less fearful now.[/quote]

I have to disagree with you.

1. There's a lot in the NYT reporting that points to fraud and a violation of law. Ivanka being a consultant? $70K write off for hair? The casino cash that was used for the campaign?

2. The personally guaranteed loans of $421MM may have been funneled through a bank, but the money most likely originated with Russian oligarchs. Recall that in 2014 Eric Trump said on the record that they get lots of funding from Russia.

3. For those of us who feared the worst, this does not make us feel much better. There are still a lot of questions, and plenty of evidence pointing to a criminal and highly compromised President.

The 16% are people who just love that Trump is a 'badass' who gets away with stuff. And maybe they don't understand the full scope of the reporting and what it might indicate. [/quote]

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