Donald Trump says NYT tax revelations are ‘totally fake news’
28 September 2020 |
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US President Donald Trump dismisses a New York Times report that he paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, the year he won the election. The paper published multiple allegations over his tax payments, citing tax return data extending more than 20 years.
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