"Did you even read ...? I bet you didn't."

Who TF does he think he is? You?!?

"Educate yourself."

Says the guy posting a lie.

" He's not convicted until the sentence is issued. Again, look it up. Ask any lawyer."

Okay.

From maylawllp.com
However, a felony charge does not make an accused individual a felon. They would not be considered a felon unless that have been tried and convicted as well.

Trump was tried, and convicted as well. That would make him a convicted felon, awaiting sentencing.

Anything else is moronic water-carrying.

"I don't think "gifts" are considered income"

They are; they're just not taxable income ... at least not to the recipient.

In this particular case ... when things like bankruptcy or Medicaid are the issue, there's a look-back of a certain amount of time that is attachable. For example, you can't give away $10,000 right before you apply for Medicaid; there's a five-year look-back. Same thing for gifts before a judgment. If he gave the gifts, say, 10 years ago, then they're probably unreachable. But 10 months ago, absolutely.

" this was nothing but political theater"

What a riot.

SDNY prosecutes an average of 4 cases of false business records EVERY WORKING DAY, and has for the last NINE YEARS.

If you did it, or I did it, we'd be charged.

But Donnie's a VICTIM, right?!?

" We were first told for several years that Biden had zero workings with his son's business dealings."

And the partner not only testified Joe never spoke business, but that he'd never seen nor noticed proof of Joe's influence.

Of course, if you'd watched the testimony you know that.

Once again, I'm convinced you choose to keep yourself ignorant to save your precious talking points.

"Nobody is convicted of a felony until the judge levies a sentence."

Nonsense. The sentencing phase of a criminal case is conducted after a determination of guilt is made.

WTF do you think the person is guilty of in this case? A FELONY. That would make him a felon. A felon awaiting sentence, but a felon nonetheless.

Being convicted does not hinge on being sentenced.

Why do you make up lies all the time?

"Nobody is going to talk about influence peddling on a speaker phone in a public place."

When you have to call a private boardroom a "public place", you've lost the debate.

You didn't watch the testimony, did you?

"That's not how influence peddling works."

That's also not how damning testimony works.

Your conclusion is the absence of proof is proof. Much like your standard for HRC, and not at all like your standard with DJT.

I wonder why?

"Hunter was demonstrating he had immediate access."

Not illegal. In fact, it's seen as a smart business move if the letter after the name is an (R). Hack much?

"Hunter wrote off hookers and blows as business expenses."

"I like how you leave out the income tax evasion."

I don't.

I've just been in the business nearly 40 years, and the next time I meet someone who's paid his back taxes, with all interest and penalties, go to jail...

...will be my first.

Doesn't that suggest what Hunter was threatened with was LAWFARE?

"Andrew Cuomo stated a fact that the Alvin Bragg case never would have been brought against anyone not named Trump."

Which is belied by the fact Bragg's office brought an average of four FBR cases PER DAY over the prior nine years. 9700 cases in nine years.

Thank God you've never pretended Trump was innocent, or you or I could commit his crime without repercussions.

"No one is above the law."

You're right: if you or I stole classified documents, lied about them over a year, and refused to give them back, we'd both be rotting in jail until the government deigned to give us a trial date. Glad to hear you agree he should be locked up.

Meanwhile, feel free to find a US Attorney bringing a case solely around the three facts I listed.

And let me know your take on drug-testing every gun owner.

"Eric Holder? Obama's wingman?"

He's stating a fact. Go ahead, find that charge brought on its own. Don't forget the three salient facts:

Owned the gun less than a fortnight.
Never loaded.
Never brandished.

The charge is only brought when the gun is used in the furtherance of another crime...including brandishing.

So how about we drug test every gun owner, to see if they've lied as well?

"For the record, demonetization and/or loss of verification certificates is not censorship."

Then NOTHING in the Twitter Files rises to censorship, right?

"The stupid has gotten so deep"

...and purposeful.

"Was Hunter's citizenship ever in jeapordy of being stripped?"

Hunter was prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for a charge Eric Holder said "no US Attorney would bring". That's Lawfare, smacking you in the face.

"(Elon) defended his move to demonetize his critics' content"

Now CENSORSHIP smacking you in the face. Why aren't you condemning Musk in all caps?

"Stripping him of citizenship because you don't like how he's running a tech platform?"

No.

For lying on an application.

You know...the Hunter standard.

"Second homes."

So, spikes in interest rates don't affect first homes?

"The spiked interest rate will do it every time."

The spiked rate should affect sales everywhere.

Does Florida have its own interest rate?

"SS when I take it."

Since you are the higher earner, plan on 70. Or frankly, 72, since they'll doubtless push it back by the time you get there.

"I have no idea how long I will work but I want the option to hang it up at 61-62."

I'd advise working at least until you go on Medicare at 65; otherwise you're paying for your health insurance in the 4 most expensive years of your life.

I always told myself I would retire as early as possible, and absolutely before I turned 65. Then I got there, and had no desire to stop doing what I do. Of course, the draw is I only do what I want to do; it's been that way for 38 years.

MB,

It wouldn't hurt!

Years ago, a client of mine who worked at the investment firm I was going through remarked to me, "It's really easy to muck with tax rates in retirement."

I didn't realize exactly what he meant until I got there. Frankly, the control I have is MUCH MORE than I ever imagined would occur. And the opportunities keep coming.

For example, it literally makes no sense for me not to take monies out of a taxable IRA, and turn around and fully fund my Roth IRA and my "spousal" Roth IRA ... which can be done if either spouse earns enough.

The real key though is how we got here: automatic monthly savings, the first and 15th of every month. Then, when we paid off our mortgage, doubling the savings.

Now, the bride spends most of her time planning vacations.

"obama was and is a lying douche bag"

You can always tell the folks ashamed of Trump: they have to pretend his worst habits belong to someone with a (D) after their name.

"should be comfortably well off"

Excellent! Congrats on your retirement. Here are a couple of withdrawal tips I share with my clients:

The higher SS recipient at 70 should wait until 70 to take SS, if possible. Ideally, both wait, if you can afford it.

Before taking SS, see if taking money out of a Taxable IRA is a better option in the meantime, Why? When taking a pension AND Social Security, they each make the other more taxable. There are also tax pockets where a higher percentage of taxable SS might be triggered, so what you thought was a 22% bracket is really a 31% bracket.

Also, consider Roth conversions, ESPECIALLY if you're below the 22% federal bracket. Remember, RMDs will be required the year you turn 73 (75 if born in 1960 or later), and will be based on your Taxable IRA balance on January 1st. The more you've relied on your taxable IRAs, the less your RMDs will be.

The bride and I are in a sweet spot: she's fully retired, I'm still working, so we've got enough room in our tax bracket to take extra out of our Taxable IRAs (at a low tax rate), and turn around and fully fund our Roth IRAs, something we wouldn't be able to afford normally. This will draw down our taxable IRAs, while feathering our Roth IRAs. Once we start taking SS, we'll take out just enough from Taxable IRAs to get us right below the higher tax bracket, and then withdraw from Roths whatever else we want/need.

Meanwhile, we'll get to pay taxes where we want, when we want, and at the rate we want.

Happy retirement!

" They advised Truman that such an invasion would result in U.S. casualties of up to 1 million. "

And up to 20 million Japanese, since they would refuse to surrender, as had happened everywhere else.

Truman's ultimate reasoning was: How could he face the mother of a dead soldier and tell her he could've ended the war sooner but chose not to?

Truman was well-known to study a problem, make a decision, and not second-guess.