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

Published: Feb. 21, 2017, 8 a.m.

In today's episode, we\xa0take a look at one of your most requested questions: \xa0what 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? \xa0Is 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\xa0not -- find in the event that Donald Trump's taxes are ever disclosed. \xa0All of this is meant to shed some light on the question: \xa0should 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 \xa7 1001 and the prohibition against making false statements. With a bonus reference to\xa0The Price Is Right! Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam question #11 about the best evidence rule. \xa0Remember that TTTBE issues\xa0a new question every\xa0Friday, followed by the answer on next Tuesday's show. \xa0Don't forget to play along by following\xa0our 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\xa0website, 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\xa018 USC \xa7 1001.
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