Is Trump actually rich?
Post Reports
The Washington Post
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🗓️ 28 September 2020
⏱️ 34 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | From the newsroom of the Washington Post. |
| 0:05.0 | Hi, this is Vanessa Williams from the Washington Post. |
| 0:08.0 | Hey, it's Philip Rutger at the Washington Post. Do you have a minute? |
| 0:12.0 | Hi, this is Dan Zagfel. |
| 0:13.0 | This is Post Reports. I'm Martin Powers. |
| 0:17.0 | It's Monday, September 28th. |
| 0:21.0 | Today, what we've learned about Trump's tax returns, |
| 0:26.0 | the question-facing judge Amy Coney Barrett, |
| 0:29.0 | and what to expect at Tuesday's debate. |
| 0:36.0 | One of the most important things I've learned covering Donald Trump over the last few years |
| 0:39.0 | is just how different the US government looks to rich people than it does to the rest of us. |
| 0:49.0 | How easy it is to get out of or delay accountability for so many different things |
| 0:54.0 | if you have a good legal team and if you have a good team of accountants |
| 0:57.0 | and you just try it and then say, hey, you know, come after me. |
| 1:00.0 | And I think that's the way that Trump has dealt with legal investigations |
| 1:04.0 | his whole career, not dealing with the facts, but challenging the system, |
| 1:07.0 | suing people who sue him, attacking those who investigate him. |
| 1:10.0 | But the way he's used the tax code, this to me shows it's another sign in which Trump is sort of revealing |
| 1:18.0 | the huge gap in our society and the enforcement of laws, |
| 1:22.0 | depending on how much money you bring to the table. |
| 1:29.0 | I'm Dave Ferrenthal, I'm a political reporter for the Washington Post. |
| 1:32.0 | I cover the Trump Organization and the president's conflicts of interest. |
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