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If we want Trump’s tax returns, the Supreme Court could help

May 16, 2020
Bloomberg Opinion Today
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I've Seen Trump's Tax Returns and You Should, Too — Timothy L. O'Brien

President Donald Trump took to Twitter early Sunday morning, elated: "So great to see our Country starting to open up again!"

He shared that sentiment with nearly 80 million followers and attached it to a tweet from one of his golf clubs, Trump National, in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. "Game on! We are thrilled to announce the reopening of @trumpgolfla beginning Saturday May 9th!," the club tweeted. "We look forward to welcoming you back. Book your tee time now!"

Sometimes a tweet is just a tweet. And sometimes it's an advertisement for your business. And sometimes, when the president of the United States promotes his business on Twitter while overseeing the federal response to a pandemic gutting the economy, it's a financial conflict of interest.

Is Trump pushing businesses to reopen despite ongoing perils attached to the coronavirus because it's best for the country? Or is it because Covid-19 has battered his family's fortunes? Or is it simply because he has the upcoming presidential election in mind? Who knows. But we are more than three years into this presidency and the same questions that have hung over Trump from the moment he launched his bid for the White House still linger: What are the contours of his personal finances and how do they inform his actions and policies?

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Florida's Reopening Is Worth Rooting For — Joe Nocera

Good Economic News Is Coming and That's Bad — Michael R. Strain

Half-Time High School May Be Just What Students Need — Michael Petrilli

Italy Learns a Hard Lesson on Face Masks — Ferdinando Giugliano

Why I Cashed Out of the Covid-19 Rally — Clive Crook

Trump Unmasks Obama's Unmaskers — Eli Lake

Coronavirus Is Going to Create New Real Estate Winners — Conor Sen

Kamala Harris Can Be Joe Biden's Biden — Francis Wilkinson

The Crisis on Campus Is Here To Stay — Tyler Cowen

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