WGN NewsNation: President Trump calls income tax report ‘fake news,’ says he’s still under IRS audit

Matt Gardner is with the Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington. He spoke with NewsNation’s Dean Reynolds about the New York Times report.

“This isn’t news that the president has avoided taxes,” Gardner said. “What’s new and really interesting to me about the latest report is that for the first time we have some serious questions about whether he is abiding by the letter of the law.”

Gardner tells NewsNation it’s not unusual for Americans to find ways to pay far less than the statutory rate, noting, “The president is certainly not alone in having done that. What’s unusual about this case, and yeah, I would say extraordinary, is the extent to which he has done it.” Read more

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