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The Manhattan District Attorney\\u2019s office finally got its hands on Donald Trump\\u2019s taxes and it\\u2019s only a matter of time before it becomes clear why he spent so much time trying to keep them hidden away. In this episode of The New Abnormal, Mary Trump joins as Molly Jong-Fast\\u2019s co-host to talk about the development, a topic that she knows a lot about. (Quick recap: She helped with the New York TImes\\u2019 investigation into Trump taxes.) But these taxes are different than the taxes Mary had been involved with, she says. \\u201cThe taxes I gave them are old and from my grandfather\'s company. So I think [the new taxes] will be really helpful in establishing patterns where such patterns actually exist,\\u201d she explains. But there\\u2019s one problem. She doesn\\u2019t think Trump is really sweating it down in Mar-a-Lago, mainly because he\\u2019s gotten away with so much shit for so long. What makes this time any different? \\u201cIf he goes down because of his taxes, Al Capone style, I\'m all for it,\\u201d she says. \\u201cAnd if it\'s bad enough, which it\'s going to be, I think his ability to stay out of jail decreases significantly.\\u201d It\\u2019s not impossible, and there is one thing she says we can keep doing to make it happen. Then! there\\u2019s still the Republicans\\u2019 MAGA Problem. \\u201cIt\'s almost like they have Stockholm syndrome [from Trump] that they gave to themselves,\\u201d Molly says, and Mary piles on: \\u201cThey are an anti-democratic party and they will do anything, including embracing counter-majoritarian tactics, to maintain their power, no matter how illegitimately.\\u201d Even if it goes against their voters\\u2019 own interest, or well-being. (\\u201cSelf-interest in the name of being superior,\\u201d says Mary.) Then! Rep. Sylvia Rodriguez (D-TX) joins Molly, producer Jesse Cannon and Daily Beast congressional reporter Sam Brodey to share what the situation currently looks like in Texas, how AOC spent a few days visiting her and helping out and why running off to Cancun was never even a thought in her mind\\u2014but recruiting Sen. Ted Cruz to volunteer at the food bank with her is. (\\u201cHis neighborhood is slightly different than mine, and they have a lot of access to resources and it would be helpful.\\u201d) Plus, Rep. Val Dennings (D-FL) shares what being in the Capitol during the riots was like from a former law enforcement officer perspective and faces Molly\\u2019s very blunt question. Is she going to run for Senate?

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