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File 032821

Email Chain Between Reid Weingarten and J Regarding Trump Tax Story and Wealth Source Analysis (File 032821)

Email correspondence from October 2018 between Reid Weingarten and J discussing reactions to a New York Times piece about Trump's tax history, with detailed analysis of wealth transfer legality and valuation methodology.

Summary

This email chain from September-October 2018 captures a discussion between Reid Weingarten and correspondent J regarding a New York Times article about Trump's taxes. The exchange focuses on analyzing the legitimacy of Trump's claimed self-made wealth versus inherited money from his father Fred, including technical discussions about gift tax valuation, estate planning, and partnership interest assessment. Weingarten expresses concern about hard facts presented in the article, while J provides counterarguments about complex valuation methods in estate law that may have been misunderstood in media reporting.

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