Trump Taxes Released, Third Party Threats Begin

The David Pakman Show - December 30, 2022

Dec 30, 2022

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Trump Tax Returns Released, Insanity Begins

House Democrats have now released six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns. The documents are currently being analyzed to determine Trump's wealth, assets, and possible evidence of tax fraud. What we know so far is that Trump paid very little in taxes, only paying $750 in 2017 and nothing in 2020. He paid a combined $1.1 million in federal income taxes in 2018 and 2019. Trump paid so little in taxes by claiming large operating losses which he carried forward to future years. The tax returns may also reveal information about Trump's debts and possible sketchy lending and debt sources that could have been conflicts of interest during his presidency. The process has also put in to question the IRS which did not fully audit Trump during his presidency, despite his claims of being under audit.

WOW: Trump Threatens to Run Third Party, DESTROY Republican Party

Donald Trump shared an article on Truth Social about how the Republican Party should split apart and how he should run for president as a third-party candidate. Trump likely recognizes an independent run as an option for him if Ron DeSantis is able to defeat him in the Republican primary. A third party run by Trump would likely further splinter the Republican Party and undermine its chances of winning future elections. Whoever ends up being the 2024 Democratic nominee would likely be a shoo-in for the general election. Republican strategists must be terrified by this possibility and DeSantis himself is probably worried about a three-way contest denying him the White House. This sounds like a dream scenario for progressives and it actually seems like there’s a reasonable chance of it playing out.

From yesterday’s show:

Why "The Left" is "Ignoring" the Twitter Files

Ever since the “Twitter files” started getting released to the media, the right has claimed that the left is desperate to ignore the story because of all the hard truths they expose. In reality, progressives haven’t been talking much about the Twitter files because they don’t seem to be all that damning or revelatory. The right has skewed what the records show, conflating the Biden administration with the Biden campaign when trying to make a point about government collusion and censorship. Ultimately, the Twitter files were released to generate a grievance story and to make the right appear vindicated about what goes on at social media companies now that Elon Musk has taken one over. If there were actual bombshells in these documents, they’d be interesting to discuss further, but so far they’ve fallen well short of that.

From yesterday’s show:

Marjorie Taylor Greene FURIOUS at Tulsi for Hammering George Santos

Marjorie Taylor Greene is upset with Tulsi Gabbard over how she treated George Santos when he appeared on the Fox News show she was guest hosting earlier this week. Greene took issue with the confrontation, suggesting that Gabbard, who hasn’t been a right-winger for very long, should not be lecturing Santos on how he should vote to represent his Republican district. Greene also insinuated that there is a double standard at play, implying that Democrats would not have held Santos accountable if he were a member of their party. MTG made the case that Republicans need to forgive Santos and offer him a chance to redeem himself. Tulsi was correct to challenge Santos for his lies and if it has spurred some right-wing infighting, that makes it even better.

More on the show:

-- Caller discusses what defines "Latino" or "Hispanic"

-- Caller asks why more people aren't on the show

-- Caller asks why David doesn't have an accent

-- Caller talks about the phenomenon where homophobes end up being gay

-- Caller talks about incels

-- Caller asks what issues the left is getting wrong

-- Caller wants our Discord moderators to get paid

-- Caller asks how to debate people who are operating in bad faith

-- David responds to viewer emails

-- On the Bonus Show: The Friday Bonus Show with Producer Pat

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