Former US President Donald Trump condemned Congress for releasing his tax returns, saying the move showed his “proud success” and confirmed his ability to exploit legal loopholes to create thousands of new jobs.
The House Committee on Income and Expenditure released Trump’s personal accounts from 2015 to 2020, when the billionaire’s taxes ranged from zero to $1 million.
“It’s a two-way street,” Trump said in a statement. “The Democrats shouldn’t have done this. The Supreme Court shouldn’t have agreed to this. It’s going to have dire consequences for a lot of people. The great divide in America is about to get much wider.”
“Trump’s tax returns show once again how proud I was to succeed and how I was able to use asset revaluation and various tax deductions as an incentive to create thousands of luxury jobs, buildings and businesses,” he added.
From the statements it follows that out of six years, only two Trumps ended in profit, in 2020 he did not pay taxes at all, in 2016 and 2017 their amount was $ 750.
Trump paid $642,000 in 2015 and $999,000 and $133,000 in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
Trump tried to keep his remarks under wraps and went to the Supreme Court, which dismissed his case.
Source: News