Mitchell Epner: ⚖️🧵 1/ I am very proud to have contributed to this story in The Messenger on Donald Trump and the mysterious $50 million loan.

⚖️🧵 1/ I am very proud to have contributed to this story in The Messenger on Donald Trump and the mysterious $50 million loan.

Discrepancies in a $48 Million Loan Involving Trump and His Chicago Tower Should be Criminally Inves...themessenger.com The court-appointed monitor overseeing Trump’s business empire added new intrigue on Friday to the Chicago loan amid disputes over its size, the parties to the agreement, or whether it even exists.

2/ Former federal prosecutor Mitchell Epner likened the Trump legal team’s position to a famous principle of quantum mechanics. “They are trying to make this like Schrodinger's cat, which is both alive, dead and not dead at the same time,” quipped Epner, who is now a partner . . .

3/ . . . at Rottenberg Lipman Rich PC. “If the loan is dead, then Donald Trump had to pay $30 million in taxes,” providing his estimate for what Trump may have owed the federal government for such loan forgiveness. “If the loan is not dead, . . .

4/ . . . may have owed the federal government for such loan forgiveness. “If the loan is not dead, then there should be documents showing he still owes on it,” Epner noted. Asked whether Trump’s explanation dispelled suspicions of criminal wrongdoing, Epner replied: “It looks like . . .

5/ . . . there needs to be an explanation as to why it is not tax evasion and this letter does not provide that explanation.” If that explanation didn’t pass muster, Trump could face exposure from many corners depending on the timing any loan had been forgiven.

6/ . . . Trump could face exposure from many corners depending on the timing any loan had been forgiven. “If this loan forgiveness occurred while he was still a New York resident, he would not just have potentially federal income tax issues, he would have New York State . . .

7/7 . . . income tax issues,” Epner said. “And the powers that be in New York have shown themselves more than willing to pursue him aggressively, both civilly and criminally.”

You are prolific. Very quickly from someone I've never heard of to one of a handful of people whose name I add to searches when I see legal news and don't want to have to figure it all out for myself.

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