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It will be hard to square what we learn about trump org and the manifest clotishness of the man at the top of it. he doesnt seem like a particularly savvy deft maneuverer. but he and michael cohen and weisselberg and all the people that have been around the family enterprise are very steeped in how you essentially futz with the legal structures to hide money inflows, to hide expenses, to move money around, and thats a particular set of skills that -- >> not only thats correct but to sell the myt...

It will be hard to square what we learn about trump org and the manifest clotishness of the man at the top of it. he doesnt seem like a particularly savvy deft maneuverer. but he and michael cohen and weisselberg and all the people that have been around the family enterprise are very steeped in how you essentially futz with the legal structures to hide money inflows, to hide expenses, to move money around, and thats a particular set of skills that -- >> not only thats correct but to sell the myt...

What we learn about trump oerg and t org and the manifest at the top of it. he doesnt seem savvy deft maneuverer. he and michael cohen, weisselberg, around the trump enterprise, are steeped in how you futz with the legal structures, to hide money inflows, hide expenses, to move money around and thats a particular set of skills that -- >> not only that, but to sell the myth of yourself in order to make more money. remember the whole premise of the apprentice is he was a successful businessman, wh...

Leading expert in gift and estate tax law. thanks you all for being here. jeff, does this sound right to? >> my hat is so -- im so impressed by the quality of the journalism and the care with which this is done. but theres really a larger political message here, which is that if you get a w2, like most people, you get a salary, you have basically no chance to cheat on your taxes. i mean, they withhold a certain amount every two weeks. thats just sort of how taxes work in this country. but if you...

We dont feel like they ever had the whole picture of what was happening. so i think weve pointed out cases where it looks like things were just hidden from them, and thats how it kind of slid through. in other cases, like the one we were just discussing, that was never reviewed by anybody that were aware of. >> stay with us. i want to bring in jeffrey toobin, michael dantonio, and lee ford trott, a university of florida law professor and a leading expert in gift and estate tax law. thanks you al...

A w-2 at the end of the year, theres really not much you can do to cheat on your taxes. it just isnt possible. however, if you own businesses as the trump family did, you have essentially carte blanche to cheat the irs and the irs is never going to come back to you. the one risk that the trumps run as a result of this story is that if congress, particularly the house of representatives goes to the democrats and the democrats have oversight possibilities, they could subpoena the irs to get all of...

Surrounded by the two men who helped put his professional career on the fast track. >> i chosen because of the force of his mind. >> given the oath, the men he would now replace, kennedy for whom he served as a clerk in 1993. the new job came after two years of contentious delay tactics by senate democrats. >> this domination appears to be judicial payments for political services. >> sources said opposition from the left was fueled by brett kavanaugh could one day sit on the supreme court. >> th...

Saying? >> i do. >> he works for putin. and instead of looking for collusion, we need to look for a w-2. >> you think theyre paying taxes in this relationship? yeah, no. wow. were going to leave this segment there then. up next, robert de niro, he curses out president trump to a standing ovation at last nights ton tonys. the audience liked it. will america? are outbursts like that from trump critics simply emboldening trump supporters? and the moment from last night that should be getting the mo...

>> it looks like just most social networks but you are not on the internet or connected to anything you can bypass twitter and facebook meanwhile retreated 1000 times everyone has been retweeted 1000 times. and when you need real gratification. and then it goes straight to the trash. [applause] is this something that you need? >> probably. i knew i should not take that quiz that was based on your w-2. [laughter] >> you fill that out? >> yes. i think that facebook did not

>> it looks like just most social networks but you are not on the internet or connected to anything you can bypass twitter and facebook meanwhile retreated 1000 times everyone has been retweeted 1000 times. and when you need real gratification. and then it goes straight to the trash. [applause] is this something that you need? >> probably. i knew i should not take that quiz that was based on your w-2. [laughter] >> you fill that out? >> yes. i think that facebook did not take this too seriously ...