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Opening Arguments

OA45: What Could Donald Trump's Tax Returns Tell Us? (With Guest Tony Di Fatta) - Part 1

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🗓️ 21 February 2017

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, we take a look at one of your most requested questions:  what might be in Donald Trump's taxes! We begin, however, with a preliminary question from Jim Sabatowski, who asks us what's the big deal with Trump's tax returns, anyway?  Is there a good reason to think we can get information that's necessary to evaluate a candidate? Next, we give you part one of our two-part interview Tony Di Fatta, a practicing CPA, to take a deep-dive into all the things we might -- and might not -- find in the event that Donald Trump's taxes are ever disclosed.  All of this is meant to shed some light on the question:  should Democrats be focused on finding out what's in Trump's taxes? After our main segment, we inaugurate a new segment about how close President Trump is to impeachment with a question about 18 USC § 1001 and the prohibition against making false statements. With a bonus reference to The Price Is Right! Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam question #11 about the best evidence rule.  Remember that TTTBE issues a new question every Friday, followed by the answer on next Tuesday's show.  Don't forget to play along by following our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and/or our Facebook Page and quoting the Tweet or Facebook Post that announces this episode along with your guess and reason(s)! Recent Appearances: Thomas was interviewed by Conatus News about the development of the atheist community on the internet, including the role played by his other podcast, Serious Inquiries Only. Andrew was a guest on the David Pakman show; you can watch the 14-minute video interview here. Andrew was also a guest on the Biskeptical Podcast, episode #19, with Trav Mamone and Morgan Stringer, discussing free speech and Milo Yiannopolous. Show Notes & Links
  1. To find out more about Tony, click here for his website, or give him a call at (443) 791-5726.
  2. This is a link to Donald Trump's 2016 financial disclosures.
  3. Here's the hilarious Onion article, "You People Made Me Give Up My Peanut Farm!"
  4. This is the text of 18 USC § 1001.
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0:00.0

It's a great change of his feelings.

0:04.8

Well, there could be a death penalty.

0:06.3

Nothing to lawyer.

0:19.8

Seriously, when the going gets tough, you don't want to criminal lawyer.

0:23.2

All right, you want a criminal lawyer.

0:31.0

Lady Trahan's air injector box.

0:33.4

Objection.

0:34.4

In the absence of pants, defense and suspenders serve no purpose.

0:38.2

I'm going to allow them.

0:40.0

For now, thank you.

0:45.0

I'm going to be a simple country, have a chicken.

0:48.0

But I know when we're a finger-lift, what do you say we plead insanity?

0:55.0

Welcome to Opening Arguments, the podcast that pairs an inquisitive interviewer with a real-life lawyer.

0:59.8

This podcast is sponsored by the law offices of P. Andrew Torres, LLC for entertainment purposes,

1:05.0

is not intended as legal advice, and does not form an attorney-client relationship.

1:09.0

Don't take legal advice from a podcast.

1:18.0

Hello and welcome to Opening Arguments.

1:20.6

This is episode 45.

1:22.6

I'm your host, Thomas.

1:23.8

Smith, that over there is other host, Andrew Torres.

1:26.6

How you doing, Andrew?

1:27.6

I'm great, Thomas. How are you?

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