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This is why I think Trump is doing more than tax avoidance. This is from financials for the Aberdeen property. It's one page from one year, but tells a story

A response to the @susannecraig @russbuettner@mmcintire and their new argument which they say might debunk my stories on Trump and money laundering. It's in part 2: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/28/us/donald-trump-taxes-ap

I saw this in the Baku deal: a public signatory and a side-letter explaining that the public signatory was not the true owner. The money flow could operate on different

Money laundering is simple and not, necessarily, a sophisticated crime. It is, at base, story telling. Someone has a ton of dough they can't spend without raising questions. It's from

One theory on why the consulting frees are important:- If Trump were buying golf courses for himself, hoping to generate revenue and build asset value, the last thing he'd want

Some clear implications from the Trump Tax story:- He blew through other people’s money. His dad’s. Then Mark Burnett’s. Plus loans. - he starts blowing through the most money in

Journalists at NPR, NYT, etc:NOW is the time to talk with your editors. You need to report accurately and fairly, even about harsh truths that one party (I'm thinking of

People who criticize NPR for being explicitly Republican or promoting some specific corporate or government agenda are missing it.That's not the issue. The issue is that NPR has internally defined

There has been a lot of criticism of NPR this week. One interesting thing I've noted: when working inside of NPR, it is impossible to truly take in the criticism.

Fun project you can do at home for FREE:Look at public records for Trump’s Aberdeen property:https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SC292100Look for “Accounts for a Small Company” start with 22 Aug 2007 and do every

Hot take: Trump is demonstrably far poorer than he claims. Again: Scotland holds the key. His audited UK financials show money-losing properties with arbitrarily inflated values with no tie to

I put a bunch of documents--all public ones but rarely searched for--related to Trump's Scottish activity. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1P0e9dvgOQKU-FkgXefAZT2QMknMWK_RF?usp=sharingIt takes work and some research skill, but th