Maddow begged the question that there may be more to Trump's financial situation in not yet disclosed tax returns. Johnston, who penned the book "The Making of Trump," has entertained the "possibility" that Trump may be behind last year's leak that revealed the President's whopping $916 million loss in 1995. The deficit allowed Trump to legally avoid paying federal income taxes for up to 18 years, according to a tax return mailed to the Daily News and the New York Times.