Lawrence ODonnell quotes Richard Cohen on Trump: "Hitlerian disregard for the truth!!!!"

[Gabi Hayes]

starting to go there, ala Chris Hayes/Julius Streicher, earlier this evening

too bad it was the loathsome Richard Cohen who had to break the Hitler barrier so vehemently

but Godwin's law also needs to be broken, and exposed for the right wing discussion stopper that it is.

[Gabi Hayes]

1. Rick Wilson, republican strategist: ''racism isn't a bug of

his campaign, it's a FEATURE"

Wilson earlier in the campaign coined the memorable description of Trump's uncontrollable spewage as "political tourette's"

[Gabi Hayes]

2. next up.....illegal trump foundation "self dealing,"

which has been mentioned a lot on cnn/msnbc today, but not so much on cnn tonight, especially in comparison to Hillary's emails/foundation faux scandals

where's the outrage?

[Gabi Hayes]

3. tax expert on now, talking about self dealing, which is

using tax exempt foundation money to pay for non exempt purposes, like FINES, lawsuit settlements.

repeated instances of this SHOULD result in forfeiture of tax exempt status

also on the show is one of the authors of one of the many excoriating books about trump, tim Obrien

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-05-12/time-for-donald-trump-to-release-his-tax-returns

"I saw Trump's tax returns; you should, too"

....here are some general questions that a full release of at least several years of his tax returns might usefully answer:

1) Income: Trump has made the size of his fortune a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, implying that it’s a measure of his success as a businessman. He has also correctly noted that the income shown on his tax returns isn’t a reflection of his total wealth. Even so, income is a basis for assessing some of the foundations of any individual’s wealth -- and would certainly reflect the financial wherewithal of the businesses in which Trump is involved.

After Fortune’s Shawn Tully dug into Trump’s financial disclosures with the Federal Election Commission and an accompanying personal balance sheet his campaign released, he noted in March that Trump “appears to have overstated his income, by a lot, which could be the reason he has so far tried to avoid releasing his returns.” Tully said that Trump apparently boosted his income in the documents by conflating his various businesses’ revenue with his personal income. Trump didn’t respond to Tully’s assessment, but he could clear up all of that by releasing his tax returns.

2) Business Activities: Trump has long claimed that his company, the Trump Organization, employs thousands of people. He has also criticized Fortune 500 companies for operating businesses overseas at the expense of jobs for U.S. workers. Trump’s returns would show how active he and his businesses are globally -- and would help substantiate the actual size and scope of his operation.

3) Charitable Giving: Trump has said that he’s a generous benefactor to a variety of causes -- especially war veterans -- even though it’s been hard to find concrete evidence to support the assertion. Other examples of major philanthropic largess from Trump have also been elusive. Trump could release his tax returns and put the matter to rest.

4) Tax Planning: There’s been global attention focused on the issue of how politicians and the wealthy use tax havens and shell companies to possibly hide parts of their fortunes from authorities. If released, Trump’s returns would make clear whether or not he used such vehicles.

5) Transparency and Accountability: Trump is seeking the most powerful office in the world. Some of the potential conflicts of interest or financial pressures that may arise if he reaches the White House would get an early airing in a release of his tax returns.

can't frickin believe that the media aren't going after this hammer and tong, just as they did about the emails/CGI for WEEKS, which two items are CLEARLY RESPONSIBLE for trump supposedly catching up in the polls.

[Gabi Hayes]

4. US voted against the UN resolution in support of the Standing Rock Sioux

when Bush was president

Susan Rice changed that vote on the pipeline

ODonnell covering that now

crickets on all this?

OK

time for some CUB fun, then!

108 years, baby!

it's TIME!!!!!