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$700 Million Casino Break

One of the more damning claims is that Trump abandoned property (walked away from a casino partnership) to take a business tax credit. 

The language required by the IRS is very specific and Trump used that language. 

If the I.R.S. learns that the person walking away received anything of value, the allowable losses are reduced to just $3,000 a year.

Trump got a $700 million break but when the casino bankruptcy concluded, Trump got 5 percent of the stock in the new company. If accurate, this is a criminal violation.

$26 Million in Consulting Fees

Another point the article makes regards a curious pattern between 2010 and 2018. Mr. Trump wrote off some $26 million in unexplained “consulting fees” as a business expense across nearly all of his projects. It appears Trump reduced his taxable income by treating a family member as a consultant, and then deducting the fee as a cost of doing business.

Tax Deductions for Personal Use

One of the more amusing is that Trump paid more someone over $70,000 to style his hair during “The Apprentice.” Together, nine Trump entities have written off at least $95,464 paid to a favorite hair and makeup artist of Ivanka Trump.

What About the Debt?

In 2012, Trump took out a $100 million mortgage on the commercial space in Trump Tower. Nearly the entire amount went as a payout. Trump has paid $15 million in interest but the full $100 million comes due in 2022.

He is personally responsible for loans and other debts totaling $421 million, with most of it coming due within four years.

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National Security Issue?

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Brief Synopsis

Ad Hominem Attacks Coming

The Ad Hominem attacks are underway. Trump fans question the sources dismissing the massive number of detailed charges. 

Question of the Day

Not Fake News

The tax issue is real, not fake. But that does not mean the charges are all true.

However, there is a simple way this could have been solved years ago.

The easy way for Trump to prove the charges are false is for him to release the tax returns.

He could have put this behind him after the election in 2016. 

He didn't.

As Trump himself says "Gee, I wonder why."

Avoidance Addendum

Three Points

Avoidance is not a concern, legally. 

The public may see paying no taxes differently however. 

The big news is illegal writeoffs and illegal payments to family, not avoidance. Trump could easily wind up in jail.

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The forest cobra was found in a lodge in Zinkwazi, South Africa

The venomous snake was about five feet long and "beautiful."

One of the snake catchers posted a video of the reptile being released into the wild

Two snake catchers had to demolish a pavement to capture a forest cobra after the venomous reptile was found in a lodge in Zinkwazi, South Africa. The whole search operation lasted for over five hours.  

A post on snake rescuer Nick Evans’ Facebook page stated on Sept. 17 he received a photo of a forest cobra "basking on a deck of a lodge." Evans arrived at the lodge the following day but couldn’t find the reptile. Two days later, the owners of the lodge sent him another photo of the reptile "basking on the retaining wall." When Evans and his fellow rescuer, Nick Saunders, reached the lodge, the owners said the reptile "had gone into a hole in the retaining wall."

 There were clear holes going through the sand, under the one block, and then going downwards and upwards along the top of the wall. Above the wall was concrete paving. This snake could be anywhere! We could have waited. But we could have ended up waiting all day, and not ever see it. Plus, we'd have had to have backed off if we were to wait. If it came out, and we approached, it would see us and duck in the hole again," Evans said in the Facebook post.

Luckily, the owner gave them the permission to demolish the pavement to locate the snake. However, it wasn't easy as the pavement was "solid and thick."

Using a giant drill, the snake catchers, along with some help from a local builder, managed to demolish some parts of the pavement.

 I decided enough was enough, albeit hastily. My hands were blistered and raw, as were my feet. My arms were tired. My ears were ringing and numb. I was done. We were sure it was at the bottom of the wall, and the concrete there was just too thick. We left, hoping it would be out and about the next day," he wrote in the post. 

However, while heading back home, he received a call from the owner stating the snake was back and that he had seen it slithering down the wall. The snake catchers immediately returned to the lodge.

 Then, I spotted a pitch-black tail at the bottom. My adrenaline pumped even higher! It went through the pipe and out the other side, and slithered quickly around the house, with me in pursuit. Just as it tried to dash under the house, I grabbed its tail, and I wasn't about to let go! Under the house was piles of wood, which would be a nightmare to sift through! With me holding its tail, it tried swinging around a bit, but I managed to keep the sharp end from me with a hook. It soon calmed down. Phew. It was over, at last!" Evans recalled.

The highly venomous snake was around five feet long and "beautiful." On Wednesday, Evans posted a video of the snake being released into the wild.