To those envisioning NY AG Tish James "getting" Donald Trump, here's some perspective from my wife..

[MichMan]

19. People commit all kinds of tax fraud daily; very few are prosecuted

Technically, every single one of them is guilty of defrauding the government. Many people falsely claim deductions they aren't entitled to and under report income at all income levels.


How many restaurant servers, hair stylists, or door dash delivery drivers claim all their tips? How many construction laborers and landscapers are paid under the table while avoiding all income and SS taxes? How about their employers who don't pay SS , Workman's Comp or UI? Artists selling at street fairs and farmers selling at roadside stands.

These are a different scale than resl estate moguls, but still fraudulent all the same. If caught in an audit, they pay the back taxes and a penalty. If not, they will continue doing what they get away with.