For seven years the media have walked the American people through a journey to publicize President Donald J Trump’s tax returns, using phrases like “bigger than Watergate.” Promising, almost daily, the results of their quest would be “the beginning of the end” of Trump.
Thousands of hours of media punditry shouting about the holy grail paper trail sure to culminate in a result “devastating beyond all imaginings.”
Meanwhile, millions of column inches were filled with “bombshell” promises of deep expose’s, certain to highlight how the universal villain of all things universally villainous would be crushed under the weight of financial nakedness.
This moment, they promised, would be second only in political consequence to origin of our constellation. The quest for Trump’s taxes was the culmination of thousands of hours of deep Lawfare expertise, an epic battle worthy of Homer.
A horrible human would explode in shame they said. Yes, Trump was about to be exposed by professionals, DC experts who build careers understanding the complex system of tax filings, financial schemes and arcane laws. WATCH:
These were the Gandolfian wizards, heroes as proclaimed by the pretorian guard media, the gatekeepers who would finally gain access to the epicenter of the one true financial enlightenment that would forever destroy Godzilla Trump and crush the empire beneath him.
Breaths were held as “soon” they swore. Pearls were clutched as ticks were tocked. ‘Any moment now’, the masses began to shout. Busses and trains stopped. Swarms of people rushed home to watch television. Flights were being cancelled as the moment drew near. The economy came to a halt as thrills were pronounced to be running up legs.
The world’s most investigated human in all humanity was on the cusp of the abyss. The moment had finally arrived. The culmination of years of baited anticipation. This was THE moment; this was THEIR moment….
Boxes were spotted passing through the halls of congress. “That’s them,” people muttered clamoring for a glimpse. MSNBC finally, after years of anticipation, triggered the countdown clock – as a visibly climaxing Rachel Maddow could no longer contain the spontaneous ecstasy.
And then…
Nothing.
The world’s most anticipated and promoted financial disclosure in the history of the modern universe, was a complete nothingburger.
The only person who seems happy is Geraldo Rivera; likely thinking perhaps now his opening of Al Capone’s empty vault has finally been eclipsed in its ridiculous nothingness.
President Donald Trump’s taxes show an ordinary schedule of incomes and losses that fit within the four corners of every other tax filing by every other private company owner. Incomes that rose and fell with the U.S. economy. Worse yet, the filings show income losses that were amplified by Donald Trump’s decision to put aside his business interest and run for public office.
Yes, Donald Trump is the first President of the United States who lost money as an outcome of his political ascendency because he never sold his office to any individual, corporation, multinational or financial interest. President Donald J Trump worked for the American people, using policies that were designed to help the American people, from within an office that was created to benefit the American people.
For the media, the world’s loudest sad trombone.
PDJTs tax returns have been known by these communist for over 6yrs and they knew nothing was there except the fact that PDJT lost millions and millions.
Like Hunter Biden’s laptop, they knew the truth and flat out lied about it and their media whores ate it up.
Wow. Didn’t even last a 24 hour news cycle.
Understand the long awaited J6 committee report is being released late tonite…just as the Bomb Cyclone plunges holiday travel into chaos and our “leaders” evacuate DC after celebrating the passing of the omnibus bill which will save humanity .
Clown Show!
I’ve always found clowns scary.
I can’t believe they run with a Nothing-burger, they wouldn’t last one day without government subsidies.
I’m guessing that his status rated a full floor of investigating IRS agents, and it was still a nothing burger with several years worth of work.
Yes, and they still are not caught up with pandemic era tax returns. Ignore the headline. It’s pure b.s.
IRS ends year with record-breaking reduction in tax return backlog, but challenges remain
By Jory Heckman
22 Dec 2022
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2022/12/irs-to-miss-year-end-goals-for-clearing-pandemic-era-tax-return-backlog
The IRS is the epitome of bureaucratic efficiency.
Pres. Trump is LITERALLY AN OPEN BOOK since the late 1970’s! There is NO MYSTERY.
That said, ALL DEMOCRATS IN POSITION OF POWER are CLOSED BOOKS. Nancy Pelosi while in office has a networth of 100 Million. Diane Fenstein has ONE BILLION in the bank since she was a Senator since 1994.
THESE SCOUNDRELS MUST BE INVESTIGATED AS PRECEDENT HAS BE ESTABLISHED!
New York state has the most aggressive Attorneys General in the country when it comes to investigating rich people. They would have found something ages ago if there was anything to find.
and hanged in public as the traitorous thieves they are
Nanzi and hubby are worth an estimated $200+M gaining over $60M in just the last 2 years
Well worth keeping Zelenskyy’s laundromat open, right?
I sure as hell would love to see that.
In 2012, Harry Reid announced that the Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, had not paid taxes for 10 years. It turned out to be total lie. When asked later about it, Reid said, “Well, he didn’t win, did he?”
Pure slander, but as a member of Congress, he was (and is) allowed to say anything he wants, without consequence. So we get the likes of Adam Schiff breathlessly announcing that he’s seen the evidence of Trump’s Russia collusion.
And these people retain their power. Something is terribly wrong with our system.
The key was that Dingy Harry spit out that piece of slander from the floor of the Senate where he was “protected” (as an aside, I am no fan of the unctuous Pierre Delecto). Now, when Schmucky Schemer directly threatened two justices from the steps of the SCOTUS building, that should have been dealt with accordingly but we all why Crocodile Tear Charles did not even receive a wrist slap for that action.
As Rush used to say about the drive “buy” media
RUSH: The Drive-By Media:
They come in with their cameras and their microphones and their news reporting, and they create an absolute mess.
They scare the hell out of people.
They literally cause carnage.
Their actions sometimes are destructive and ruinous to individuals.
They kill the reputations of people, or try to.
And then they get in the convertible, they head on down the highway and they find the next group of people to do the same thing to while there are those of us who have to go in and clean up the mess.
There is no replacement for Rush.
Mickey Mouse on Laughing Gas (Shapiro) is a neo con at best.
Bongino is a louder mouth Hannity. Reminds me of a guy I used to know at the local bar. Not very smart and bad radio. Thinks he’s smart. Boring. Puts me to sleep in the car.
It’s really bad for those of us who listened to Rush for thirty some years. There’s nowhere to turn.
I like Lou Dobbs’ podcast.
Like Rush’s show, it’s old school, articulate, and the sharpest of barbs are always wrapped in keen gentlemanly wit.
Well said. Sure got that right. About all of them. Miss Rush—listener since ’94. A big pair of shoes to fill.
And then we have this guy:
Sean Hannity Testifies He ‘Did Not Believe For One Second’ That the 2020 Election Was Stolen……
He ‘s such a mornic boob! I don’t know how he got this far in life.
Since 1987. Every day he was on.
I have two words for you: Steve Deace
I got turned off of that guy when I used to go to Mark Levin’s site and he was just too pompous. Plus he was a Cruzbot that hated MAGA people back in 2015-2016.
Rob Carson is on the radio and continues adding more affiliates. He used to write the comedy for Rush Limbaugh’s show.
I really miss Rush.
And the precedent is set! Say goodbye to privacy, cuz Orange Man Bad.
Gee… I wonder how this might play out?
Yes!, the best part of all: ‘the precedent is set’ — time to dig deep and take out the trash.
Let’s establish a precedent—all elected officials will show their tax returns to the public, as they forced Trump to do, ostensibly because it is the right thing to do. Now, put up!
Maybe we can go back and take a look at the books for the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative. Might be interesting to have a peek into the finances of the Democrat National Committee too. Gotta make sure everyone “pays their fare share” don’tcha know. How about putting on the HazMat suits and taking a gander at the Biden crime family tax returns?
Gee, another nothing burger. No wonder I never heard the MSM crow about it.
It’s simply not allowed.
He ran the American Government for the benefit of the American People.
And he will again.
“as a visibly climaxing Rachel Maddow …”
EEEWW. It’s ok Sundance. I forgive you 😎
I don’t.
There’s simply not enough eye bleach……….
I admit that was a LOL.
Trump, no matter what!
Representatives of H&R Block declined to comment.
“bigger than Watergate.”
Now if I wanted to really condemn something, I would say “bigger than Zelinskygate.”
Thank you, SD…this report is as good a Christmas gift as I can wish for!
Only time will tell.
“President Joe Biden delivered a Christmas address on Thursday but did not mention Jesus or Christ.”
Depends on who writes the history books.
trump to dems”you want some french cries with that whaaburger”
Now do all of Congress…
Those refusing to release their financial details for public inspection should be disqualified from serving. The courts opened the door for this.
Good for the goose? Same holds for the gander.
Let’s have them.
<Good for the goose? Same holds for the gander.>
Ad Rem said, ‘Please…No fowl language’ 🙂
🤣 🤣 🤣
She was just cackling… 🙂
Wondered where you’ve been😊 Outstanding!!
All of Congress, Michael & Barack Obama, The whole Biden crime cartel, the Bushes and their brother from another mother Clinton, John Boehner, Paul Ryan, Eric “Fast & Furious” Holder, Merrick Garland etc etc
Can the traitors from Intell be included?
Absolutely they can…and especially. In fact there should be an army of John Q Citizen accountants to do the forensic financial analyses of everyone who has ever taken a paycheck from the public purse.
I hate these people for PDJT’s sake. May every illegality and indiscretion haunt them forever.
So, basically, a very rich and successful businessman became a politician, and made LESS money because of that decision, while a bunch of people with ZERO business experience, who had NO money of which to speak, became politicians, after which they suddenly became very rich…
And the media wants to go after the rich businessman while totally ignoring the clearly corrupt politicians, simply because they despise the ideology of the first while adoring the ideology of the second? Does that about sum it up?
THE MEDIA is PUBLIC ENEMY #1.
The sooner we realize that, the better.
Don’t be fooled, Trump ‘strong as ever,’ say top pollsters | Washington Examiner
Project Mockingbird has only expanded, in spite of the Church Committee findings in 1975.
I have no idea how long this hate Trump can go on.
No current value any more to me. Can’t wait till this horse comes out of the gate.
I know some women who haven’t given up trying to spread their hate of Trump. It is truly pathetic to see the never ending lies they hold dear.
Now lets see Obama’s, Biden’s, Pelosi’s, and Feinstein’s tax returns AS WELL as links to businesses in CHINA and UKRAINE.
And their spouses and family members too.
Out of curiosity, since Hunter Biden was so sloppy with his Notebook, perhaps he was also with his Taxes? It would be delicious if he could he be the link that sends them to JAIL?
with this new vector, we need to not only look at the POLITICIANS’ tax returns but those of FAMILY MEMBERS where they often hide their financial ties
I have a feeling that Hunter’s Notebook will expose a great many thing in that area!
Well scooby gang, there is always climate change , brumpety Brumpt!
They thought this would be a knock-out blow against Donald Trump because they are ALL a bunch of crooks and they knew THEY would be destroyed by their tax returns being made public.
They ALL went to Washington DC poor and got fabulously rich. Donald Trump went to DC and got a lot poorer for his service to America. The man did not even take a salary as President.
He puts them all to shame.
As Harry S. Truman once quipped “Show me a rich politician and I’ll show you a crook.”
The oddity for me is that they released them now rather than promising to “expose” him with all of their false allegations for the next two years leading into 2024.
To me, they wasted an opportunity to continue to lie, manipulate, insinuate, accuse, and damage. This is highly unusual from the Left and co conspirators of the Right.
Maybe it just wasn’t fun anymore?
Remember these people are neophiles. Everything must be new every day or they get antsy.
Like Trump can’t trump their lies with irrefutable documentation each and every time?
Between the devastation of their credibility, viewer exhaustion, and the substantively diminished realm of unexplored fantasies from which to harvest new fabulations, one might be tempted to ask if it is not they upon whom the walls are closing in.
AND he GAVE AWAY his salary while in office.
So very tired of these people.
I guess it’s always been like this, but I was young and idealistic and raised to believe America is something special.
I still believe, but realize we are paying for decades of complacency.
The road back will be long.
Good handle.
I want to see Piglosi, Turtle, Mitt, Collins, Schif, sitting-fake-prez Biden et al returns. Start the process in January. It’s take a while.
Republicans are cowards – should happen immediately on Jan 3 but won’t. Republicans are mostly wasted space.
Yes, prior year’s returns by Ground Hog Day, and 2022 returns posted on their public GOV webpage by April 16, 2023.
These people are so evil and corrupt. If there’s a bright point to this total farce re PDT’s taxes, it’s that if the GOP ever grew a pair below their waist, they’d find a way to release the kenyan’s tax returns before and after his disastrous terms.
Im sure 0bama had his IRS go back as far as they could with Trumps tax returns to make sure all the I’s were dotted, and all the T’s crossed.
Had the communist found something, we would have known about it well before the 2016 elections.
My favorite part of that picture is Abe… you can tell he’s thinking “Are you people really dumb enough to mess with my guy?”
I was so sad when he was assassinated…he was truly one of the good ones!
Yes, and his murder has been buried like the Vegas massacre.
The Democrat party needs a new name: “The Acme-rats.”
Its short and funny.
Dave Chappelle SNL: Why Trump Never pays taxes
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sY74LyPJGY4
“It’s things like this moment from Chappelle that do far more damage to the Democrat narrative than any Republican talking to Tucker Carlson could ever do. At that moment, many coastals understood Trump in a way they hadn’t before and maybe even found something to agree with him on.”
Dave Chappelle Explains Trump’s Popularity to an SNL Crowd That Thinks He’s Joking
https://republicandaily.com/2022/11/dave-chappelle-explains-trumps-popularity-to-an-snl-crowd-that-thinks-hes-joking/
You’re such a good writer! I love it. 😊
He is one of the best. A HL Mencken for our time.
Sundance’s writing is a Gateway Drug to Knowledge and Understanding.
“the universal villain of all things universally villainous.”
Just the hors d’oeuvre before the smorgasbord of hilarity!
Sundance this is brilliant!
Let us all join together and mock corrupt enemedia mercilessly.
Hahahahahahahaha.
Buncha dumbasses.
“Mike Pence might have to assume the Presidency.”
I bet Judas was pissed off when it never happened, nor will it ever happen.
I guess his wife and daughter can always write books to keep him in the manner in which he has become accustomed.
maybe pence could sell some ‘art’ to anonymous chinese ‘art investors and ukraine kickbackers as a 2% little guy?
He could come out with his own digital cards. All the smart ones are doing it, even Ronnie D.
Judas cowering under his desk at the U.S. Capitol on J6.
Judas accepting The Big Lie and giving his stamp of approval on The Big Steal in Congress on J6.
Judas watching Nitwit Tehran Nan-Xi ripping up the President’s speech at his 2020 State of the Union.
Judas.
OMG! He Clintoned them. And they didn’t see it coming. Hahahahahahahaha
The Clintons were masters of misdirection and red herrings. They would use the seeming last drop of their strength to prevent public disclosure of something or other that was built up as surely THE thing that would bring them down. And then, FINALLY, when it was disclosed, TAH DAH, ….. nothing. Nothing improper. Think Rose Law Firm billing records, or Travelgate. The Republicans ran full speed at the Clintons’ Lucy football every time.
Well ……
hahahahahaha
Trump 2024
Oh, oh, oh! The best part ….. is that Trump set up this practical joke in 2015 and has been working it ever since.
I would photoshop John Bolton out of that picture. LOL.
Love Diamond and Silk’s common sense and knowledge — with a glass of wine thrown in from time-to-time.
Beautiful writing, Sundance. Every single word was a pleasure to read.
That had to be fun to write.
They probably released it a couple of days before Christmas knowing there was nothing to see and that people are not paying attention to the news this week. Then … they will say completely the opposite ” now that we have his tax returns and know how corrupt he’s been, he’s finished”! They still pretend “Russian Collusion” was true. The fact there was nothing will not change their story. They lie.
I could never figure out what they believed (never use the word ‘thought’ with the left) they would find.
And now they perform another illegal act in publicly releasing an individual’s tax records.
It’s another proud moment for the cabal and the ‘justice’ system.
REMINDER: There is NO LAW that a person running for President must show off his tax returns.
Trump’s taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents
By LISA MASCARO
22 Dec 2022
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2022/12/trumps-taxes-house-oks-bill-on-irs-audits-of-presidents
“The House took action Thursday after disclosures that the IRS never fully reviewed Donald Trump’s tax returns during his presidency, passing a bill that would require audits of any president’s income tax filings. The legislation would turn what had been a long-standing post-Watergate norm into established federal policy.“
So disingenuous. The IRS didn’t need to scrutinize his returns, everyone else under the sun was and we know it. Mueller’s team and many of the other witch hunts did.
But there’s never went to the Senate correct? So it dies at the end of the year?
The more they hold him up to scrutiny— the magnification of their own abuse and corruption is revealed and amplified.
It’s the old kid’s ditty …
“It bounces off me and sticks on you.
Our MSM is more dangerous, and deadly than any M14, or M15, and should be banned! Talk about Conspiracy Theories, they have the marked cornered in that department!
As Sundance points out, this is essentially Geraldo and the secret Capone treasure in a tunnel under Lexington Hotel.
BTW,although nobody would look to Capone or the old time gangsters as role models, they were a lot more patriotic than the people currently running our country.
Love President Trump.
No other President will ever been written about in a single paragraph with descriptive terms such as “Gandolfian wizards,” “pretorian guard media,” and “Godzilla.”
Love President Trump.
❤️🦁👑
While I don’t think anyones tax returns are anybody’s business, this is particularly satisfying and pretty much predictable to anyone with half a brain. The man has been very rich for a very long time and the IRS has audited his returns before and every nook and cranny has been looked at numerous times. Had anything been there, it would have exploded onto the front pages long before now. Just plain common sense tells one this.
Hope the crazies in Congress and on tv have egg firmly stuck on every inch of their dumb and smug faces.
Trump has always been upfront about having a lot of money. He earned this wealth so why not be proud of it.
So just what did the Dem’s hope to achieve with this? I hope they realize this could seriously come back and haunt every one of them,.
Maybe we have two stupid parties now.
“So just what did the Dem’s hope to achieve with this?”
The Dems and NeverTrumpers have been looking for ANY ANGLE WHATSOEVER to damage Trump politically for many, many years… you know the list… just throw this one on the growing pile of nonsense…
I just think it’s absolutely hilarious how long this “Trump’s Taxes” thing was dragged out. Talk about fail. Madcow shoulda stayed on permanent vacation… I thought she was supposed to be real smaaht or sumthin’…
Had Trump committed ANY crime or his tax returns have been of consequence, it would have used SEVEN YEARS AGO to take him out.
Purest Politician in history …
GREAT EXPOSE by you, Sundance. And The Donald’s picture there is priceless!
Now should come Trump’s REVENGE! Challenge McConnell to bring forth his for a public audit of his government AND CHINESE holdings! Challenge Schumer, challenge Lindsey Graham also to get a peek at his Belarus arms plants he and McNoName invested in. Challenge Pelosi and Kerry and Obama. Better yet; challenge Obama for his university thesis writings and dissertations!
USE IT LIKE A HAMMER Mr President!
I agrre! That’s a must do! And not only PDJT should demand that. Everyone who ever write something or comment on these people should end by asking those questions.
Not revenge, Gramps. Retribution.
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Trump and co.’s returns have been under continuous audit by the IRS for years. That means that every item that’s in them has been negotiated/characterized/approved by the IRS in advance. This is rare but it is not unknown with conglomerate organizations of subsidiaries and affiliates (especially real estate, or related orgs in which there have been loans and transfers among them, or one here or there with bankruptcy, et al.) such that an item on one return can have repercussive effects on multiple other organizations’ returns and fiscal years. It flabbergasts me that Trump effectively has been saying this for so long and so few seem to understand what he’s been saying.
So why wouldn’t he want to release his return(s)? (1) Privacy. (2) When returns are under continuous audit like this, a person who is subject to constant political legal attack doesn’t need 10,000 internet accountants counter-negotiating or “explaining” or speculating about this or that item. (3) News/narrative control — they aren’t going to be all that informative anyway (only distracting).
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how about damage to his business interests by making public his corporate financials