The following article by Brett Samuels was posted on the Hill website November 2, 2017:
A government ethics watchdog argued Thursday morning that the newly released Republican tax bill was written to lower President Trump’s taxes.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a nonprofit that aims to reduce the influence of money in politics and foster government accountability, cited the bill’s intention to repeal the alternative minimum tax.
“In 2005, the one year of Trump’s taxes we’ve seen, the Alternative Minimum Tax cost him an extra $31 million,” the organization, which is linked to Democratic operative David Brock, tweeted. “This bill was written for him.” Continue reading “Ethics watchdog: GOP tax bill written to cut Trump’s taxes”