Twitter wasn’t buying the explanation that Donald Jr. had to offer
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It was left to Twitter to explain the seriousness of the crimes to the owners of the family firm at the heart of the accusations. One pointed out the flaw in comparing the United States with Russia, saying: “Russia is pretty hard-core against tax evasion so I don’t think Junior has a leg to stand on.”
A few others tried to explain that if they knew better, the Trumps should have, too. “The fringe benefits were a lot more substantial than ‘a company car picking you up for a ride to the airport.’ They included apartments, tuitions, mortgage payments. Tax fraud,” one Twitter user said. Another pointed out: “They took out taxes where I worked in the 80’s for a toaster I won in a promotional event! It’s not like these guys didn’t know they needed to claim these “gifts”. They just didn’t bother.” A third even tried to compare apples to oranges, saying: “I received a $100 gift card at work (‘special recognition’ they called it). The amount was added to my taxable income. Here we are talking about $1.7M in extra comp, not renting a car for a business trip or having a Diet Coke at the airport.”
Don Jr. And Eric Trump’s Reaction To The Indictment Has Twitter In A Tizzy
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By Hope Ngo/July 2, 2021 10:43 am EST
Twitter wasn’t buying the explanation that Donald Jr. had to offer
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It was left to Twitter to explain the seriousness of the crimes to the owners of the family firm at the heart of the accusations. One pointed out the flaw in comparing the United States with Russia, saying: “Russia is pretty hard-core against tax evasion so I don’t think Junior has a leg to stand on.”
A few others tried to explain that if they knew better, the Trumps should have, too. “The fringe benefits were a lot more substantial than ‘a company car picking you up for a ride to the airport.’ They included apartments, tuitions, mortgage payments. Tax fraud,” one Twitter user said. Another pointed out: “They took out taxes where I worked in the 80’s for a toaster I won in a promotional event! It’s not like these guys didn’t know they needed to claim these “gifts”. They just didn’t bother.” A third even tried to compare apples to oranges, saying: “I received a $100 gift card at work (‘special recognition’ they called it). The amount was added to my taxable income. Here we are talking about $1.7M in extra comp, not renting a car for a business trip or having a Diet Coke at the airport.”
A few others tried to explain that if they knew better, the Trumps should have, too. “The fringe benefits were a lot more substantial than ‘a company car picking you up for a ride to the airport.’ They included apartments, tuitions, mortgage payments. Tax fraud,” one Twitter user said. Another pointed out: “They took out taxes where I worked in the 80’s for a toaster I won in a promotional event! It’s not like these guys didn’t know they needed to claim these “gifts”. They just didn’t bother.”
A third even tried to compare apples to oranges, saying: “I received a $100 gift card at work (‘special recognition’ they called it). The amount was added to my taxable income. Here we are talking about $1.7M in extra comp, not renting a car for a business trip or having a Diet Coke at the airport.”
Eric Trump’s explanation involving fringe benefits also raised eyebrows
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