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[–] 53 points 2 years ago (1 child)

At one point he indicated that he had sometimes felt the values assigned to his properties were off, but stated that the discrepancies were both “high and low.”

"Your honor, I'd like to take this opportunity to defend myself by confirming the facts of the case and also that I didn't listen when you told me what I'm accused of!" - The former POTUS

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sure I've punched people, but sometimes I hurt myself so that means I'm innocent of the times I hurt others.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    It's even worse than that: apart from the overvaluing for insurance and other purposes that everyone's focusing on, he's also been undervaluing the very same properties to evade taxes, further undercutting both the "honest mistake " and "had no idea" defenses.

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