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Special monitor suggests Trump falsified disclosures over $48 million loan in what could be tax evasion, report says

www.businessinsider.com Special monitor suggests Trump falsified disclosures over $48 million loan in what could be tax evasion, report says

A letter by a court-appointed monitor overseeing Donald Trump's business fraud case indicated he may have engaged in tax evasion, The Daily Beast reported.

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Special monitor suggests Trump falsified disclosures over $48 million loan in what could be tax evasion, report says

www.businessinsider.com /donald-trump-48-million-loan-tax-evasion-special-monitor-report-2024-1

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Special monitor suggests Trump falsified disclosures over $48 million loan in what could be tax evasion, report says

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"What could be" = What actually is
- Everyone knows, but presumption of innocence is an important precept.
  
  For the courts presumption of innocence is important, but as people, we know this guy. Trump University, Trump Charitable Foundation, Trump Org. All have been found by the courts to operate fraudulently. We don't owe him any benefit of a doubt.
  
  The press does. That’s why the title is the way it is.
  
  Perhaps we can refer to him as a systemic fraudster rather than ex-president?
  I appreciate you're trying to be the voice of reason here, though