Oh. My. God.
Trump Las Vegas Sales and Marketing had:
0 employees
no clear business purpose
almost no income
Until 2016. Then it suddenly got $20 million in "fees."
When that $$ left the entity, it was written off as "business expenses" on @POTUS's taxes https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/09/us/donald-trump-taxes-las-vegas.html

Fabulous detail in this @susannecraig @mmcintire @russbuettner story: while @POTUS spox denies the whole story, the Vegas businessman involved, Phil Ruffin, just says (thru a spokesperson) that he wasn't involved in whatever Trump did with his taxes after taking the $$

Tit for tat? After Ruffin/Trump JV comes up with $20m 2016, US gov greenlights a bullet train between Vegas & SoCal. "This past March, a panel composed largely of Trump appointees gave the train company permission to sell $1 billion in tax-free bonds to private investors."

And let's not forget, let's NOT FORGET

This story says nothing about the other thing that happened on Oct. 28, 2016, which I remember so well (the Comey press conference) but it does point out that on that date the Trump campaign saw a swift reversal of fortune - for the better, thanks @POTUS's friend Phil Ruffin

But how? How did the Trump/Ruffin JV get millions of $$ in the first place? A bank loan signed by @POTUS and personally guaranteed by Ruffin