memeorandum: Trump avoided paying taxes for years, largely because his business empire reported losing more money than it made, report says (Washington Post)

12:00 AM ET, September 28, 2020

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LONG-CONCEALED RECORDS SHOW TRUMP'S CHRONIC LOSSES AND YEARS OF TAX AVOIDANCE — The Times obtained Donald Trump's tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due.

David Leonhardt / New York Times:

18 Revelations From a Trove of Trump Tax Records — Times reporters have obtained decades of tax information the president has hidden from public view. Here are some of the key findings. — The New York Times has obtained tax-return data for President Trump and his companies that covers more than two decades.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Hill, Raw Story, Balloon Juice, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian and Mediaite

Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:

Ivanka Trump Could Be Going Down Thanks To Her Dad's Tax Fraud — Donald Trump's tax returns show that he paid his daughter Ivanka as a consultant, even though she is a member of the company which is against IRS rules. — Via The New York Times: … Fake consulting deals with members …

Discussion: The Hill, Reuters and The Guardian

Dean Baquet / New York Times:

An Editor's Note on the Trump Tax Investigation — The New York Times has examined decades of President Trump's financial records, assembling the most comprehensive picture yet of his business dealings. — Today we are publishing the results of an examination of decades of personal …

Discussion: Breitbart, The Hill, The Guardian, Raw Story and Axios

Washington Post:
Trump avoided paying taxes for years, largely because his business empire reported losing more money than it made, report says

Discussion: Raw Story, Breitbart, Mother Jones and Redstate

New York Times:
Charting an Empire: A Timeline of Trump's Finances

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Jennifer Starks / AOL.com:
NY Times: Trump paid $750 in U.S. income taxes in 2016, 2017

Discussion: NBC Chicago, FOX 2 and Bloomberg

Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Republicans clear the way for a rapid confirmation, while Democrats make their case to voters.

Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Times, Axios, OpsLens, POLITICUSUSA, Conservative News Today, Newsbusters, The Hill, Morning Consult, Politico, Wall Street Journal and The Mahablog

Brett Clarkson / Sun-Sentinel:

Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale hospitalized after he was armed and threatening to harm himself, Fort Lauderdale police say — FORT LAUDERDALE — A tense situation unfolded at a home owned by Brad Parscale, the former campaign manager for President Donald Trump's reelection campaign …

Discussion: CNN, Fox News, Axios, The Guardian, Political Wire, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, NBC 6 South Florida, Mediaite, New York Post and CBS Miami

Michelle Solomon / WPLG-TV:

Former Trump campaign manager, Brad Parscale, armed, barricades self in Fort Lauderdale home, police called — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Former campaign manager for Donald Trump, Brad Parscale, who was replaced by the President less than four month until November's vote was reportedly armed …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, The Gateway Pundit, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA

New York Times:

Brad Parscale, Ex-Campaign Manager for Trump, Is Hospitalized in Florida — The Fort Lauderdale police said that Mr. Parscale's wife called the authorities to their home because he was armed and threatening to hurt himself. — MIAMI — President Trump's former campaign manager, Brad Parscale …

Discussion: Bloomberg

Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:

Former Trump campaign manager taken to hospital after report of suicide threat, police say — A former campaign manager of President Trump's was taken to a hospital on Sunday after authorities received a call that he was threatening suicide at his Florida home, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department said in a statement.

Discussion: Reuters, Associated Press, ABC News and Deadline

Brooke Seipel / The Hill: Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale hospitalized after threatening self-harm: report

Marc Caputo / Politico:

Biden camp clapback: Trump's best debate case ‘made in urine’ — The 2020 campaign for the White House has reached the bizarre stage where the president wants his opponent drug tested before they debate — and his rival's campaign responds with a potty joke.

Discussion: Fox News, The Guardian, Forbes, Raw Story, The Week, Redstate, IJR, The Hill, ABC News and OpsLens

Washington Post:
With five weeks left, Trump plays defense in states he won in 2016

Discussion: Redstate, Political Wire, Associated Press, Newsbusters, WTOP, IJR, Washington Free Beacon, ABC News, Mediaite and NBC Boston

Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
Trump calls for Biden to take a drug test before upcoming presidential debate

Discussion: Axios, Bloomberg, Mediaite, Breitbart, CANNONFIRE, OpsLens, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, The Hill, New York Post, Balloon Juice and Politico

New York Times:
By Lowering the Debate Bar for Biden, Has Trump Set a Trap for Himself?

Discussion: Forbes, Slate, Mother Jones, Raw Story, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Axios, The National Interest, Bloomberg, Associated Press and ABC News

Ben Smith / New York Times:

Trump Wants to Discredit the Election. This Nerd Could Stop Him. — Fox News, the president's favored network, will face enormous pressure to call the election for Mr. Trump. The outcome rests on a little-known 65-year-old wonk who will declare the winner.

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Project Veritas:

Ilhan Omar Connected Cash-For-Ballots Voter Fraud Scheme Corrupts Elections: 'There Here Are All Absentee Ballots...Look...My Car Is Full..." ‘Money Is The King Of Everything’ — Ballot Harvester Liban Mohamed: “Money is Everything. Money is the King in this World. If You Got No Money, You Should Not Be Here, Period.

Discussion: The National Pulse, Townhall, Power Line, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit

Miranda Devine / New York Post:

Project Veritas uncovers ‘ballot harvesting fraud’ in Minnesota — A ballot-harvesting racket in Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Minneapolis district — where paid workers illegally gather absentee ballots from elderly Somali immigrants — has been busted by undercover news organization Project Veritas.

Andrew Solender / Forbes:

Polls Show Lindsey Graham In Deep Trouble Amid Supreme Court Battle — New polls released Sunday show Sen. Lindsey Graham's reelection bid deeply threatened by Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison as the former gears up for what promises to be a brutal partisan battle over the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.

Discussion: Raw Story and Axios

USA Today: Amy Coney Barrett was our professor. She'll serve America as well as she served her students.

Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
Top Democrat: We Can ‘Slow’ Barrett's Confirmation Process But 'Can't Stop' It

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Vox, IJR and ABC News

Erika Bachiochi / Politico:
Amy Coney Barrett: A New Feminist Icon

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Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats feel boxed in on strategy for Barrett confirmation fight

Discussion: ABC News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Breitbart, Twitchy, Louder With Crowder, The Week and Mediaite

Andrew Wolfson / Courier-Journal:

Ballistics don't support AG Cameron's claim Breonna Taylor's boyfriend shot officer — | Louisville Courier Journal Show Caption Hide Caption … LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky State Police ballistics report does not support Attorney General Daniel Cameron's assertion that Breonna Taylor's boyfriend …

Discussion: ABC News, New York Post and The Hill

Michael Kranish / Washington Post:

Donald Trump, facing financial ruin, sought control of his elderly father's estate. The family fight was epic. … Donald Trump was facing financial disaster in 1990 when he came up with an audacious plan to exert control of his father's estate. — His creditors threatened to force …

Discussion: Raw Story

CBS News:

Tight races in Georgia and North Carolina, while Supreme Court is another factor — Battleground Tracker — Voters say the Supreme Court vacancy has added to the already high stakes of the presidential election. — In the battlegrounds of Georgia and North Carolina, most say it makes …

Discussion: The Hill, NPR, Florida Politics, The Week and Mediaite

New York Times:
Voters Believe Winner of Election Should Fill Court Vacancy, Poll Shows

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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Majorities in Michigan, Wisconsin say 2020 winner should get to fill Supreme Court seat

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Vanity Fair, The Hill, ABC News, Axios, Forbes, Politico and Washington Post

Politico:

Pelosi begins mustering Democrats for possible House decision on presidency — Speaker Nancy Pelosi has begun mobilizing Democrats for the possibility that neither Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump will win an outright Electoral College victory, a once-in-a-century phenomenon that would send …

Discussion: OpsLens, Washington Times, Breitbart and The Hill

David Bauder / Associated Press:

Nearly a year after sudden exit, Shepard Smith returns to TV — NEW YORK (AP) — Two weeks shy of a year after abruptly quitting Fox News Channel with a declaration that “truth will always matter,” Shepard Smith returns to television this week at his unexpected new home.

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times: Shepard Smith, Fox News Apostate, Is Starting Over at CNBC