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TexasTowelie

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Mon Oct 8, 2018, 01:55 PM Oct 2018

Erik Paulsen voted to keep Trump's tax returns a secret

Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen is paddling toward reclaiming his seat as quickly as he can, in part by promising to “stand up to” his party “and President [Donald] Trump” if push comes to shove.

Well, last month, he had his chance. He did not take it.

At issue were Trump’s tax returns, which have remained secret and are now back in the limelight. After 18 months of trawling through the Trump family’s financial dirty laundry, The New York Times published a scathing report accusing the sitting president of “dubious tax schemes” and “outright fraud,” helping his parents sidestep taxes, and undervaluing that money so he could siphon as much as possible to himself and his siblings.

A Trump lawyer has called these allegations “100 percent false.” Trump himself described the story as “a very old, boring and often told hit piece.”

Read more: http://www.citypages.com/news/erik-paulsen-voted-to-keep-trumps-tax-returns-a-secret/495222551

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Erik Paulsen voted to keep Trump's tax returns a secret (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2018 OP
Of course he did. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #1
The best way to get trump's tax returns is to elect Democrats Gothmog Oct 2018 #2
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