FROM HIS BOOK DISLOYAL…'In some ways, I knew Trump better than even his family did because I bore witness to the real man, in strip clubs, shady business meetings, and in the unguarded moments when he revealed who he really was: a cheat, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator, a con man,' he revealed. 'I stiffed contractors on his behalf, ripped off his business partners, lied to his wife Melania to hide his sexual infidelities, and bullied and screamed at anyone who threatened Trump's path to power,' Michael Cohen admitted.
TRUMP'S LIFE-LONG TRAIL OF CRIME WAS
ENABLED AND ABETTED BY A SLEW OF
ETHICALLY DEPRAVED LAWYERS!
Michael Dean Cohen (born August 25, 1966)
is an American disbarred lawyer who served
as an attorney for U.S. president Donald
Trump from 2006 to 2018. ... On February 26,
2019, he was officially disbarred by the New
York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.
Michael
Cohen: Trump won't release tax returns for fear of 'massive tax bill'
by Anthony Leonardi, Breaking News Reporter
| September 16,
2020 09:42 AM
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen speculated that President Trump has not released his tax returns because of the potential for a massive bill for back taxes.
On Tuesday, CNN host Alisyn Camerota asked Cohen, who
released a memoir earlier this month titled Disloyal, if
he was aware of why the president has concealed his tax returns from the
public. Cohen said he believes it is because accountants will potentially
discover fraud.
"Michael, do you know what's in Donald Trump's taxes
that he doesn't want to reveal?" Camerota asked.
"Yea, the fact that he doesn't report the income that
he claims. His wealth is not as significant. And I believe that they were
probably very lenient in how they took deductions," Cohen said. "His
biggest fear is that, if in fact that tax return is released, that there's a
whole slew of organizations, of accountants, and forensic accountants that will
rip through it, and he will end up with a massive tax bill, fraud, penalties,
fines, and possibly even, you know, tax fraud."
In July, the Supreme Court ruled that New York prosecutors may pursue the
president's financial records. The case, Trump
v. Vance, pertains to the district attorney for New York County asking for eight
years' worth of Trump's personal tax returns in connection with a
grand jury investigation. The documents are material of which the president may not claim executive privilege.
In August, New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed
her office is investigating the Trump Organization to determine
whether it inflated the value of its assets to mislead lenders.
The civil investigation into the company began after Cohen
testified before Congress in early 2019 that his former boss's financial
statements, spanning from 2011-13, "inflated the values of Mr. Trump’s
assets to obtain favorable terms for loan," according to a filing James
issued last month.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office also subpoenaed
Deutsche Bank, a creditor for Trump's properties as a private citizen, last
year as part of its criminal investigation into the president's business
practices, according to a New York Times report last month.
Authorities reportedly sought to obtain all documents and records Trump
submitted to the bank.
Over the course of several months, the bank provided
District Attorney Cyrus Vance's office with detailed financial statements and
materials the president provided in order to obtain loans. Sources reportedly
said the prosecutor's investigation is
still in its early stages.
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