President Trump’s Taxes

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President Trump speaking at the Oct. 22, 2020 debate
President Donald Trump at the final presidential debate on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. During the debate, the president claimed that he has prepaid millions of dollars of taxes. Julio Cortez/AP Photo

A New York Times report found that President Donald Trump paid just $750 in income taxes in both 2016 and 2017 and that his businesses have lost hundreds of millions of dollars. We talk with a tax expert about the report and ways the wealthy are able to avoid paying taxes.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Joe Tarr Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Steven Rosenthal Guest