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President Donald Trump reacted to the “very sad” news that New York prosecutors indicted former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of conservative donors in the online crowdfunding campaign We Build The Wall.

Trump reiterated that Bannon hadn’t worked for him in a long time and that he didn’t approve of the enterprise to build a private border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, calling the project “inappropriate.”

Pundits across cable news weighed in on the indictment. A panel on Fox News’ “Outnumbered” was highly critical of Bannon with part-time host Kennedy going even further, excoriating the president with opinions unpopular among the right.

Mediaite’s Leia Idliby reports:

“I want to see what is in any president’s tax returns. I know that may be an unpopular statement for people who are very supportive of the president, and maybe he has nothing to hide. So just stop dragging this out,” Kennedy said. “It is a huge distraction, and every time the president has one of these distractions it takes away from anything that he could consider a victory.”

She then addressed Bannon’s arrest and called it “the most unsurprising news,” adding that the president is bad at choosing his team members.

“He’s just god-awful at it,” she added.

The indictment against Bannon includes one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count to commit money laundering. The charges combined carry a maximum sentence of 40 years.

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    1. i think it’s charlie rangel’s return becuase of his unreported income for rents.what’s funny is on the finance committee.

    2. We already know he doesn’t pay them and doesn’t even have a church to write off. He is a criminal who always gets away and nobody does a damn thing! He is a Democrat!

    3. I BELIEVE BO GAVE HIM A PASS. NO FINE OR JAIL TIME, DID HE EVER PAY ANY BACK??????????????????? A RAT PAY FOR ANYTHING THAT WE THE PEOPLE WOULD BE FINED AND JAILED FOR?????????

    1. I think all the senators and congress should have to show their tax returns if trump has to show his. I’d love to see some of these Democrats tax returns

        1. They make way more on insider trading and lobbyists. Their government pay is just chicken feed in comparison to what they make illegally is my guess.

      1. Elected politicians should produce tax returns annually. I want to know how a 50 year politician on a $170K annual pay check Becomes a multi-millionair. There needs to be a law for compliance. NOT, singling out specific politician because of party affiliation or popularity.

    2. Who really gives a rats ass anyway…only the crooked democrats who have spent many years and lots of our money to try to put the president down…I pray daily he gets re-elected.

    1. sure!! BUT???? That shall mean that NO ONE PERSON of PUBLIC EYE should dodge the same accountabilities!! NO CELEBRITY & NO POLITICIAN AND NO ONE BANKING OVER $500 MILLION THAT STAYS THEMSELVES FROM PUBLIC EYE AND EAR!!
      BRING IT!!
      I dont think Trump’s Tax info is Pertenent to Anything right now but, If it must then NO ONE gets a Clearing from such desperation!!

    1. Nobody yet has been able to screw him over. In most cases he wisely gets back at them. That is why the Dems (Socialist ) are pulling their hair out.

      1. Yes they hate him because he exposes their crooked deals and illegal income…he is hitting their wallets and they hate him for it.

  1. sure!! BUT???? That shall mean that NO ONE PERSON of PUBLIC EYE should dodge the same accountabilities!! NO CELEBRITY & NO POLITICIAN AND NO ONE BANKING OVER $500 MILLION THAT STAYS THEMSELVES FROM PUBLIC EYE AND EAR!!
    BRING IT!!
    I dont think Trump’s Tax info is Pertenent to Anything right now but, If it must then NO ONE gets a Clearing from such desperation!!

    1. The returns they want to see are from BEFORE he became an employee of the Public. They’re nobody’s business but his.
      And demanding his returns for a fishing expedition is strictly unconstitutional.

      1. Correct ! If there was issues with POTUS’s tax returns, the IRS would have taken care of it. To much money involved.

  2. President Trump’s tax returns are private personal financial information. I applaud him for standing up for a right to privacy in financial information. In fact, one problem I have with the income tax (among many others) is that no government should have the right to anyone’s private financial information. If we had the Fair Tax, a sales tax proposed to replace the income tax, this would not be a privacy concern for people in non-income tax states.

    1. So you aren’t interested in the fact that he does not pay taxes? And you aren’t interested in seeing all the ways he cheats? You aren’t interested in all his fraudulent deals? I didn’t think so.

      1. Since President Trump is audited pretty much every year they found what you say is there. Apparently it isn’t there so if you think presidents should have to show their tax returns write your representatives and have a law passed. Better yet anyone running for a public office should have to show theirs I would love to see what Pelosi and Schumer pay, probably nothing biggest crooks around.

        1. I bet none of the people screaming to see Trump’s taxes has bothered to review the financial statement Trump filed that he’s required to BY LAW

          1. Which law? explain. That is a simple one, because Congress wrote the bill! Do you trust them? Ever ask yourself how all of them become millionaires?

        1. The day they ever get Trumps returns and expose them, they and the lawyers could just be the most embarrassed people on earth. Why? Because Trump is smarter than all of them.

      2. How do you know all that you are claiming???? He cheats, he doesn’t pay, he makes fraudulent deals….how do you back this up?

          1. ALSO,, IF YOU ” REALLY” KNOW,,, YOU SHOULD LIST IT!!! ALL OF THE “””” PROOF “””” ! !!!!!!!!!!!

          2. Billy: just like shi##t for brains said, I have proof, and never once showed what he alluded to just fake news.

        1. She doesn’t!! It comes
          from the Pencil Neck Schifty Schiff school of thought. Accuse President Trump of everything and anything under the sun and eventually something has to come back as wrong or illegal. ANYTHING!!!

          1. Trump Derange Disease is what the problem is. From syndrome it has deteriorated to disease. It’s a mental equity issue for the liberals. Very sad indeed.

          2. Yes Len,it’s no longer Trump Derangement Syndrome, it’s mental illness!! They’ve lied, cheated, had basement unconstitutional votes, paid to play, still haven’t accepted he won in 2016, now we’re going into reelection! Their mental state & hate for him have pushed them so far left, they don’t even know their platform! Exactly what the Communist Socialism has been waiting to cash in on, it’s the end of the Democratic Party as we once knew it.Now it’s pure evil!!

          1. I think those of you taking issue with Christine Getter misunderstood her sarcastic response to Susan.

      3. I WANT TO SEE EVERYONE’S!!! CONGRESS, FBI, CIA, IRS,,, INTEL. , HUD, TEACHERS, PROFESSORS, MAYORS, GOVERNORS, CITY COUNCIL, ETC, ETC !!! ALL GOVERNMENTS, AND CITY EMPLOYEES !!! WHY NOT ?????

      4. wow! i didn’t know you were privy to his returns!why haven’t you shown your findings of cheating and fraud to congress as thevy’ve been waiting over 3 years!also be sure to look up how mush taxes he paid the year before he became president.and get with it as we’re waiting for your proof! but we don’t expect a response when you’re confronted with the truth!

      5. Lady, Have you ever seen the returns of a business? They have 100 ways to hell to write off things and they ALL do! it is only the little guy that gets caught!! and who comprises the tax bills? CONGRESS who all become multi millionaires on their income. HMMM Do you wonder about them?? But, I have a question for you. Why are his taxes of such great concern from his days prior to becoming President?? Lets see How Hunter Biden hid his money from the Chinese and where it all went!! Which was ILLEGAL. How about the Clinton Foundation where they siphoned off the profit to live their life style? And got it from foreigners while in office, that too illegal!

        1. AND paid for Chelsea’s wedding FROM CLINTON FOUNDATION FUNDS!!! Wonder how you write off a wedding?? We never figured out how to write off 3 weddings on our tax returns!!

      6. You are an idiot. No corporation pays taxes. The word “corporation” is a business classification in the tax code. All taxes are passed through to their customers. Raise the tax rate 10%, the customers pay 10% more.
        Did you know Warren Buffet, one of the richest in the USA, pays no income taxes on income. His income is $1.00 per year. Less than his secretary. That is all approved in the tax code. Buffet is also a Corp.
        Blame congress. They write the tax code. There are no “loop holes” .

      7. Well, Susan. You are the one that is totally wrong. His taxes are none of your business. The IRS would have gone after him if they found anything out of the ordinary, especially during the last administration where the IRS was caught being totally partisan about who they investigated. Hey how about they unseal Obama’s records first? That should be interesting reading!

        1. I’d like to see this NY Judge who ruled it OK to subpoena Pres. Trump to turn over his tax returns. I wonder how much ‘they’ paid him………

      8. Do you honestly think he is the only one? Give me a break and grow up…they have all been crooked and have trash in their closets….look at Clinton and his antics with the kid in his office.

  3. Kennedy should show us HER Tax returns???
    Bet this would be surprising, especially with her 1-4 Million$ Salary?!?
    Id say she looks for every and any way possible to hang on to the money she earns every year!!!
    Creative accounting!!!!

    1. Yeah, Kennedy. Show us your tax returns for the past 10 years. Fair is fair! You are in a position to make statements that can hurt and mislead so it would be nice to see if you are as pristine with your taxes. Bet it would make interesting reading.

  4. If she had half a brain – and any memory at all of the past presidents’ paths strewn with their choices (bad) of personnel, she might realize that President Trump has really chosen some of the most incredible people (working, intelligent, building, professional) of any president I can remember – and that goes back about 80 years.

      1. Just because you don’t like him doesn’t mean he’s done anything wrong. Your statement actually fits the democrats, they got rid of everyone running for president including the leader at the tine Bernie. That’s so they could insert Biden tell him who his Vice President pick would be. I for one wouldn’t vote for a woman who sleeps with men for jobs but maybe you would.

        1. Twice the demoncRats underhandedly crushed Bernie against the will of their supporters to put their own choice to lead their party. Again, the hypocrisy.

      2. President Trump is a brilliant man and if someone isn’t performing well, out they go. Keeping deadwood around for years is why the government is so inefficient. Good Job President Trump. More housecleaning is needed.

    1. While I don’t really remember FDR’s “Fireside Chats”, or cabinet picks (I was not quite four when he died), I do remember “Give ‘Em Hell Harry!” and his surprise win.

    2. STILL FAR TO MANY HOLD OVERS FROM THE RAT BO! THEY ARE THE ONES TO WATCH. IN THE PAST HAVEN’T MOST PRESIDENTS BROUGHT IN THEIR NEW CREW? MAYBE BECAUSE HE DID NOT OWE FAVORS AND WAS A BUSINESS MAN, NOT N A CON MAN LOOKING OUT FOR HIMSELF!

  5. Trumps returns are very large and take an army of lawyers and CPA’s to prepare them. All he does is sign where they tell him. Because they are complicated things can easily be taken out of context and should not be in anyone’s hands but the IRS before an election. Any leaks if he supplies them should be met with exceedingly stiff penalties.

    1. This is exactly why they want access to his returns! They are so complex that they believe they can find and twist something somewhere in the vast amount of complex data contained in those returns to enrage and incite many against President Trump! There is nothing simple in the tax code nor in the myriad regulations and tax court rulings attached to it! The tax code in most areas is ambiguous at best – hence the many regulations promulgated. The regulations do not, in many cases, escape ambiguity either. If they did, why need the tax court and all of its rulings cited as interpretation precedents for future cases?!?! If Trump had done anything illegal, he would have been criminally prosecuted, if for no other reason, due to his high level persona! How much better for compliance than to prosecute someone who is a household name! I would be willing to bet that even with the many audits conducted and any resulting tax assessments, you will not find even a negligence penalty assessed, much less an offense rising to the level of prosecution! All smoking mirrors in the Democrats’ and anti-trumpers’ playbook to manufacture a “gotcha” attack against President Trump!

  6. well Kennedy. You were difficult to view when you were a full time host [ before you were fired] so now with these pronouncements , we can say for certain: Fox makes very bad choices of whom they hire. And Ditto Dorothy’s comments below. His taxes are none of your business.

  7. Since it’s not the law he doesn’t have show them to you Kennedy. There are a lot of things I want to see but it doesn’t mean I’m entitled to. Maybe they should pass a law we get to see all tax returns of all people in any office that would include Pelosi and Schumer as well.
    I would think if there was anything wrong in Trump’s taxes they would have caught it since he’s audited every year. Kennedy I think you and democrats are the ones distracted by this I honestly don’t give it a second thought.

    1. YOU ARE RIGHT !! I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW “”” ALL ABOUT THE UFO’s” “” , , BUT THEY AIN’T GONNA TELL US !!!!!!! BUMMER ! !!!

  8. Trump is the most investigated president in history.. What’s funny is, the MSN never vetted the coon Barry. FOX news did, and the coon hated them

    1. It would be especially gratifying to see the returns of ALL the DC swamp creatures that benefited from the Biden’s sleazy deals in Ukraine

      1. WHY THE SILENCE ON ALL THAT ILLEGAL CRAP HE AND HIS SON WERE IN? WHERE IS THE MONEY AND REAL BALANCE OF WHAT THEY BOTH WERE PAID! INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW? AND TO BOOT, HE AND HIS NEW SIDE KICK THE OTHER KNOWN CROOK NEED TO SHOW THEIRS AND MORE! THESE WACKOS RUNNING OUR COUNTRY??????????????????????? WOW

    2. While I agree with your observation of Trump being the most investigated president perhaps of all time and not just “In the Modern Era”. (As the pundits like to use as their “CYA’s”.) However, I heartily and wholly disavow and disagree with the racist and disgusting manner in which you expressed it.

      1. Gerald has freedom of speech and expression. It doesn’t just work for some people like the counter culture would like to impose.

  9. The way the Supreme Court ruled on Trumps taxes, we should be able to see others- like the Washington D.C. swamp creatures tax returns. Maybe all their families too.

  10. If this happens we better get everyone including your tax records everyone that is in the public eye congress senate all judges, governors, mayors, any and all government employees only right this is never been allowed and should not be now and all tv person news casters to movie stars all you crooks out there everyone

  11. When Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi opens her tax returns, then the President should do the same. Not that this will ever happen…

  12. Hey kennedy, YOU FIRST RELEASE YOUR TAX RETURNS…..let’s see what all you have cooked up, there? Pres. Trump should NOT release anything….

  13. Let’s see your tax returns, Americans don’t give a dam about his tax returns, so drop it ,losers. Then let’s see all congress and senate’s tax returns, if u want to get serious, and watch losers explain how they been screwing the American people all these yrs, and becoming millionaires off of hard working Americans. That would be a joke.

  14. Hey Kennedy,
    How did you turn this to Trump Tax Return? You’re beginning to sound like the looney left. How about glueing your lips. We hear enough from the crazy libs, we need to stop hearing that from Fox as well. This is why I’ve stopped watching Fox lately. If you all don’t stop, my trend will grow stronger and soon you’ll be scraping for viewers too like CNN.

  15. Personally if Tax reports are that important, why are we not asking for them from Congress (All of them) it is they who have all become millionaires on the job and getting their pockets lined. Whatever Trumps business was before becoming President doesn’t mean crap to me , because all business people have tax benefits and it was Congress who would have had to implement them!!

  16. Kennedy “wants to see any President’s tax records”. Her wish is NOT a RIGHT! Its a voyouers fantasy, Kennedy, remove the stick from your posterior!

  17. Know it all Kennedy is a waste of time. Not surprised her show got dumped.

    She’s from MTV. That says it all

  18. Why would we need to seem them, if they have been audited , you dont trust Barack/Bidens IRS with the likes of Lois Lerner?

  19. Now we are just talking about Bannon here when in fact 5 others all persons Trump has raved about in the past, as extremely good people. Now Trump has been in contact with Bannon quite often since Bannon left the White House as an advisor. There will be more surprises before this is over, and Barr knows he has not got a leg to stand on in not pushing this indictment to the limit.

  20. Exactly what purpose would Trumps tax returns serve the public or any celebrity, journalists, show host or politician?

  21. Talk about choosing bad team members, look at some of the ones that Obama chose who spied on Trump’s campaign and tried to stage a coup.

  22. Voluntarily publish your tax returns on Fox News and let us have a look. We just want to see the last 10 years. Then we will ask the President to release his. Since you believe in this so strongly, you should have no issue releasing your returns.

  23. Fox News is unlike all the other “news” outlets… Juan Williams, Donna Brazile and Kennedy, among others… We are forced to hear “fair and balanced” news, unlike the “other” networks! I am tiring of it… Why can’t we be like the liberals and only hear what we want…

  24. Now in my experience in life, most who does not want something told are ashamed of it. Mo difference from someone having an affair to someone cheating someone else, sexually or monetarily. Now every other President in modern times has freely put forth with nothing much to show about their finances that we did not already know, and every other President has either s old their business or turned it over to a blind trust and have never made money on their properties while in office like Trump has with his trips to Florida and New Jersey, when his business in Florida collects from the tax payers about $800,000 for a week end at his Florida Gold Resort, and about $180,000 for a visit to his New Jersey Golf Resort, making money for his business while in office against what the Constitution says is allowed.

  25. If the IRS is suppose to be an independent watchdog of our tax obligation, then let them do their job! It is called PERSONAL Income Tax not to be broadcast for the world to see and pick apart! Stop Demos trying to create chaos where it doesn’t exist!

  26. The first thing that Barach Barry Hussein Obama Soroetoro Sabarkah did when he was inaugurated was to issue an Executive Order sealing all of his historical records. What did the vile corporate press say about that? Nothing! Fox is a part of the corporate press and they for the most part are anti Trump. Why? Because Trump is not a part of the one world shadow government and they can’t control him.

  27. Every single one of these socialist morons are going to pay a very heavy duty Karmic price, for the mental anguish they have, and continue to inflict on the American people. As they say in Italy… Me today… you tomorrow. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for these heartless entities.

  28. This is so ridiculous it’s a voluntary thing it’s not necessary it just people started doing it the last few presidents and now they’re trying to make it a requirement and it’s not a requirement!

  29. Not interested in Trumps tax returns, or anyone else’s taxes. They are private and should remain so. Just another way to attack the President. Kennedy likes to have her say and so she should. We can disagree.

  30. I am ashamed of Kennedy. Since Trish Reagan got fired, I believe Kennedy was going to be close behind. Maybe she is trying to hold on to her job. I have noticed several on the daily shows changing somewhat in their views. Think maybe they are needing to keep their jobs? You certainly don’t see this at night. When you have to cowtail to keep a job, in my opinion, not worth having. People need to get a little self respect. Seems like a lot of cowtailing nowadays!

  31. I’m sick of the new FOX News. I honestly don’t understand why all news has to be Democratic news? FOX has been a winner for years with their “Fair and Balanced” commitment, but if they want to be another CNN, MSNBC, etc, I hope they enjoy the downhill ride.

  32. hey kennedy, POTUS AND ANYBODY ELSEs tax returns are NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, PERIOD! close your piehole on that subject please!

  33. FOX IS SLOWLY LEANING INTO THE ” LIBTURD PIG PEN ” HERE NOW WITH THIS MOUTHY IDIOT KENNEDY JOINING THE CALL TO HAVE THE PRESIDENTS TAXES MADE PUBLIC! FIRST, ANY ONE CALLING FOR THIS, HAS TO SHOW ” THEIR RETURNS ” AS NO DOUBT CALLING WOLF ON SOME ONE, THE WOLF CAME FROM THERE PEN NEEDING COVER UP !

  34. How does Al Sharpton walk around freely and owes millions in back taxes.How does Nancy Pelosi become rich with millions while in congress when she only makes around $200,000.00+ per yr in congress.If President opens all taxes time for every Senator and congressman & women to open their taxes to let the tax payers see Republican & Democrat let’s drain the swamp of all

  35. get w it. show ALL tax returns of congress/senate. IF the IRS can audit ALL of us, no one except you. grow up.

  36. Yes, let’s start with your tax returns, Kennedy.Then let’s move on to the Untouchables( Comeys,Clinton’s,Obama’s,Biden’s, Pelosi’s, Schiff’s,Schumer’s,Nadler’s. If the Government has that kind of Power to investigate private tax returns, why not level the playing field??? The first one should be the Clinton Foundation with a bipartisan Judge. He’ll probably find a lot of tax write offs to the Late Jeffrey Epstein!!

  37. It’s my understanding that it’s not a requirement to provide the President’s income tax returns. Other presidents have offered up their income tax returns and that is their choice. President Trump’s choice is not to show the world his income tax returns.

  38. FAKE conservarives all. Just as good a conservative as fat Chris Christie. Just as conservative as Sen. McConnell.
    Here is news for all of you. God has declared that HE WILL JUDGE YOU FOR EVERY IDLE WORD. Matthew 12:36.

  39. We all know that Trump pays his taxes, can anyone remember the day madcow Maddow had Trumps tax returns for 2006 and the only thing we learned was that Trump paid 23 million dollars in taxes, that year. I think we can use some common sense and see Trump pays his taxes. Trump is all about the constitution and no where in the constitution does it say, one must show their taxes to be the President. Trump followed the law in giving his finances that are required to become president. Those are more telling then his tax returns. I never liked Kennedy. I was sad when Trish Reagan got fired for telling the truth.

  40. Pres. Trump, SHOULD NOT, RELEASE HIS TAX RETURNS….PERIOD.
    There is NO LAW, saying, that a presidential candidate, has to do so. To be ELIGIBLE, he has to be 35 years Old, & a Born Citizen…. Which IDIOT can prove that he MUST? Every Judge, must have a TENURE….& not stay there for 100’s of years… Bastar* obama & his croonies, have CREATED THIS DEEP STATE & MESSED UO OUR COUNTRY…. at the moment, only PRES. TRUMP CAN BRINGSOME sanity, to our Country……

  41. And when will that devil, sharpton, be put in JAIL? And where is “farakhan”?
    Perhaps dead…or gravely ill….All these a.holes have fed out of Pres. Trump’s plate….

  42. How come the dems dident want to see Obama tax returns while working in Gov,, or uncover his past at Harvard U and NYU where he qualified for a free ride as a foreign student? or how he became a multi millionaire with big properties on Martha’s vineyard and other places, all from being a democrat street organizer, that’s what the dems are afraid of, Trump will unmask them all, the Dems are terrified, that’s why they will try anything to stop him, they know Trumps counter punch is coming, its driving Pelosi and Hillary insane.

  43. Never, in the past, any President has been asked for their tax return. But the democrats have an agenda against Trump ever since 2016. They are power angry and this is the only reason, they want to bring TRUMP down.

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