I’ll bet Trump committed crimes. I doubt it is possible to do a large real estate deal in NYC without needing to bribe a union official or a city clerk somewhere.
And if he has good tax attorneys, he will have filed tax returns that explore the grey areas of tax law - and that a biased judge could easily call a “crime”. I used to do taxes for pay, and the rule was I didn’t need to guess how the IRS would rule in a case. I just needed to have a reason why they MIGHT rule in my favor. Anyone who files a business return will have some of those grey areas - or overpay their taxes.
“I’ll bet every voter committed some crime before Trump was elected.”
I don’t think a person can live in America without committing SOME crimes SOMEWHERE. And that is apart from the common ones like speeding, taxes, etc.
Mellon (Dangerfield): Oh, you left out a bunch of stuff.Professor: Oh, really? Like what, for instance?
Mellon: First of all, you have to grease the local politicians for the sudden zoning problems that always come up.
Then there's the kickbacks to the carpenters.
And if you plan on using any cement in this building I'm sure the teamsters would like to have a little chat with you, and that'll cost you.
Don't forget a little something for the building inspectors.
There's the long-term costs, such as waste disposal. I don't know if you're familiar with who runs that business but I assure you it's not the boy scouts.Professor: That will be quite enough, Mr. Melon. Maybe bribes and kickbacks and Mafia payoffs are how you do business but they are not part of the legitimate business world and they're certainly not part of anything I'm teaching in this class. Do I make myself clear?