Some background on David Cay Johnston, the reporter who obtained the records, who has previously written for the Guardian:
A Pulitzer Prize winner for his reporting on the US tax code, Johnston has doggedly pursued Trump’s business dealings for decades. In July 2016, he published The Making of Donald Trump, which documents the life and career of the man Johnston describes as “just a conman”.
I agree. The front two pages of the 1040 don't say where the income came from, were the deductions came from, who he paid interest to, etc. Johnston isn't really good at explaining things like AMT.
So it wasn't the bombshell I was hoping for, but it's a start. Watergate was reported in a series of stories, after all. Here's hoping more is on the way!
*gets popcorn*
From #TrumpTaxReturns:
Agent Orange @TremendousLies 52m52 minutes ago
Extremely satisfying knowing that Trump is glued to his TV right now yelling at a gay woman he can't stop. #TrumpTaxReturns @maddow
thoughts like that keep me warm at night
HA!
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Some background on David Cay Johnston, the reporter who obtained the records, who has previously written for the Guardian:
A Pulitzer Prize winner for his reporting on the US tax code, Johnston has doggedly pursued Trump’s business dealings for decades. In July 2016, he published The Making of Donald Trump, which documents the life and career of the man Johnston describes as “just a conman”.
Well, no shit.
| Johnson's Trump tax document summary, | just published on The Daily Beast 35+ minutes ago.
That was really weak tbh
[ resists urge to speculate wildly ]
it would be irresponsible not to speculate
I agree. The front two pages of the 1040 don't say where the income came from, were the deductions came from, who he paid interest to, etc. Johnston isn't really good at explaining things like AMT.
Not as bad as Al Capone's vault, but hardly a blockbuster.
So it wasn't the bombshell I was hoping for, but it's a start. Watergate was reported in a series of stories, after all. Here's hoping more is on the way!
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DCJ said he thought it likely that 45* leaked it himself. If so, hey look–squirrel!
Russia, Russia, Russia.