Given his propensity to boast and exaggerate as much as he does I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't as rich as he portrays himself as being.
Another thing to consider is that folks involved in politics are generally very careful about what they claim on their taxes. Few ever take every deduction that they may be entitled to because of optics. They don't want to be seen as not paying their "fair share" or taking advantage of questionable loopholes.
But Trump, like those of us not in elected office, surely sought out every deduction possible. IIRC, he once scoffed that it would have been foolish not to have done so.
So it would hardly come as a shock if there is some stuff in his tax returns that would be embarrassing for him now.
Another thing to consider is that folks involved in politics are generally very careful about what they claim on their taxes. Few ever take every deduction that they may be entitled to because of optics. They don't want to be seen as not paying their "fair share" or taking advantage of questionable loopholes.
But Trump, like those of us not in elected office, surely sought out every deduction possible. IIRC, he once scoffed that it would have been foolish not to have done so.
So it would hardly come as a shock if there is some stuff in his tax returns that would be embarrassing for him now.
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