(04-09-2019 03:02 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(04-09-2019 02:05 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  1.) Closely held partnerships != principal owner.
2). Not only that, there is a very good disjoint in the three sentences that you didnt catch.
3.) "Almost" doesnt mean all.

Again, go back and read the letter carefully.

Are you just trying to argue that there is a third category to how Trump owns entities within the Trump Org?

Also, why does using the term closely held partnerships indicate that he could not be a principal owner?

The letter clearly states Trump is the sole or principal owner in the 500 separate entities within the Trump org. The sentences following seem to provide some extra information about that, but you are suggesting that they actually modify it in a way that makes that statement false?

Define "principal". What is the percentage need to be principal?

In any case, what if the information you would expect to learn from his 1040?

You're an engineer, I am just an MBA, so explain this to me.