It has yet to be shown what Trump paid or did not pay for 18 years only that he legally would likely not have been required to do so.
“It has yet to be shown what Trump paid or did not pay for 18 years only that he legally would likely not have been required to do so.”
All we know at this point is that Donald Trump had a massive loss that was finally recognized in 1995, which he (like anyone else) would have been able to use to offset future gains. We have no knowledge whatsoever what those future gains were or when they occurred. There is no information that has been released to the public to show when Donald Trump paid personal income taxes, or how much he paid. That all said, I am 100% certain that whatever Trump paid in taxes over the years, it is what he was required to pay. He undoubtedly has a team of highly skilled accountants and attorneys whose job it is to make sure that he pays the least amount possible while still complying with the law - just like any other sensible business or person.
Basically, Clinton and Kaine are making this stuff up out of whole cloth, and the compliant/complicit media is reporting it as fact. Oh, by the way, if the Clinton campaign knows for certain When Donald Trump paid taxes, and in what amounts, then someone broke the law. Color me not surprised about that. However, I would very much like to see the Trump Administration massively crack down on all of the law-breaking that has occurred under both the Clinton and Obama Administrations. People need to go to jail.