Trump tax returns

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Trump's lawyer's have argued that the release of his tax returns would cause him 'ireparable damage'. What might they be referring to?

The tax laws?
The source/s of his loans?
That he isn’t a billionaire?
His ego?

It’s a smorgasbord...:)
 
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Every President for the last 50 years has released their tax returns in an attempt to be transparent - how can the American public have complete trust in the actions of any President when his/her private financial interests remain undisclosed?

Trump's recent controversial decision involving Turkey and the Kurds is a case in point, given that this President by his own admission in a 2015 interview stated that he had a financial "conflict of interest" when it comes to Turkey!

If this is just one of the conflicts that we can ascertain, how many other financial conflicts of interest are being withheld from public scrutiny?
 
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Trump's lawyer's have argued that the release of his tax returns would cause him 'ireparable damage'. What might they be referring to?
That statement, in itself, seems immensely damaging. Of course, immensely may not mean irreparable. "Not when you have good people. Good lawyers. Let me tell you, I have some very good lawyers. Remarkable people. True."
 
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One could also conjecture that Trump prefers to donate in secret, according to Matthew 6:4. "so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." It would seem to me that this could be labelled irreparable harm, should Trump's giving be made public.
 
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One could also conjecture that Trump prefers to donate in secret, according to Matthew 6:4. "so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." It would seem to me that this could be labelled irreparable harm, should Trump's giving be made public.

Do you think that charitable donations are the issue? What are your reasons for thinking that? Where Trump has made donations in the past he has tended to announce it with some fanfare, and on some occasions he has made a big noise about making a donation only to renege on it. In comparison to other celebrity types, he has tended to be rather miserly when it comes to donating cash. As he said himself, he is ‘greedy, greedy, greedy’ - he doesn’t like to give away the dollar unless it buys someone’s silence.
 
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One could also conjecture that Trump prefers to donate in secret, according to Matthew 6:4. "so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." It would seem to me that this could be labelled irreparable harm, should Trump's giving be made public.

Here is a partial history of Trump’s ‘charitable(?)’ giving: Donald J. Trump Foundation - Wikipedia
The level of double dealing involved, with money given by Trump ending up back with Trump by circuitous means, is typical of his general dealing. You can find more examples of similarly public shows of giving without much substance if you dig around a bit.
 
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Yes, you are right that there have been instances where Trump publicly announced and supported charities. Most rich people are expected to give and raise money for various causes. However, the possibility exists that there is some secret giving as well. I am sure too that many would scrutinize these possible donations especially as they would likely be biased toward certain kinds of non-profits.
 
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One could also conjecture that Trump prefers to donate in secret, according to Matthew 6:4. "so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." It would seem to me that this could be labelled irreparable harm, should Trump's giving be made public.

Yes, the man who sleeps with inappropriate content stars and then pays them off to silence them, the man who the courts found guilty of racial discrimination, the man who bragged of grabbing women’s genitals whenever he chose, the man who oversaw the locking up of children in cages.......would be harmed if people knew that he made donations.....??!

Please don’t kid...
 
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One could also conjecture that Trump prefers to donate in secret, according to Matthew 6:4. "so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." It would seem to me that this could be labelled irreparable harm, should Trump's giving be made public.

To clarify then, if you give in secret to get rewarded by your God, and then through no fault of your own someone else reveals the secret, this God will withhold said reward.

Not a great look for God really, punishing the innocent.
 
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God would not punish those who have their secret giving revealed, one should be a as practical as possible to hide your giving. I can't say if this is the case with Trump, but I was attempting to speculate with the glass half full, while many would rather to see the glass empty. I thank God for a President that puts in better SC justices, fights for better trade deals for American workers and is a good friend to Israel. I doubt that fits the narrative for what was intended in why tax returns might cause "irreparable harm," but it nonetheless is possible.
 
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One could also conjecture that Trump prefers to donate in secret, according to Matthew 6:4. "so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." It would seem to me that this could be labelled irreparable harm, should Trump's giving be made public.
One COULD also conjecture that the sky is painted blue.

(you won't believe how long I was stuck ... looking for a comparable conjecture)

That "his majesty" could keep his mouth shut about anything he has ever done ... is simply too unbelievable to fathom ...
 
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Yes, you are right that there have been instances where Trump publicly announced and supported charities. Most rich people are expected to give and raise money for various causes. However, the possibility exists that there is some secret giving as well. I am sure too that many would scrutinize these possible donations especially as they would likely be biased toward certain kinds of non-profits.
Have you been paying attention ?

For some reason, this conjecture that Trump might somehow, be a secret benefactor to needy causes or organizations is, simply, mind-boggling to me.

Nothing about Trump's life is even slightly indicative of this.

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates I can believe, but Trump ???

He is, unapologetically, the most self-centered personality I have encountered in 60 years of life. Only Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and their ilk are comparable. No wonder he is palsy with such as Putin and Kim Jong Un. Surviving Trump will be a true test of our democratic institutions.
 
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To clarify then, if you give in secret to get rewarded by your God, and then through no fault of your own someone else reveals the secret, this God will withhold said reward.

Not a great look for God really, punishing the innocent.
It's not an accurate reading ...
 
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Trump's lawyer's have argued that the release of his tax returns would cause him 'ireparable damage'. What might they be referring to?
Heh, the old "you can't use that evidence - it'll prove my client is guilty of the stuff you suspect he did" defense. That's sure to work.
 
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Yes, you are right that there have been instances where Trump publicly announced and supported charities. Most rich people are expected to give and raise money for various causes. However, the possibility exists that there is some secret giving as well. I am sure too that many would scrutinize these possible donations especially as they would likely be biased toward certain kinds of non-profits.

Could be.
 
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