Leona Helmsley, a New York City hotel entrepreneur with a net worth of more than $1 billion, was indicted in 1988 by U.S. attorney Rudy Giuliani for tax evasion. Helmsley was convicted of three counts of tax evasion, three counts of filing false personal tax returns, and more.



After hiring Alan Dershowitz on appeal, her prison sentence of 16 years was reduced. She served 19 months.



Now, Giuliani (who proclaimed while defending Trump, "truth isn't truth") and Dershowitz are providing legal advice to President Trump.



Helmseley shamelessly said, "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes."



The "we" are people like Helmsley, Trump, Manafort and Cohen.



"Little people" are you and me, who proudly pay our taxes because paying taxes buys the guns, ammunition and armor protection to "support our troops."



Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to tax and bank fraud and campaign finance violations, was Trump's personal lawyer and "fixer" from 2006 until his May 2018 termination.



Paul Manafort, Trump's 2016 campaign manager, was convicted of tax fraud.



In 2016, Bill and Hillary Clinton paid an effective tax rate of 34 percent, or $3.6 million in taxes on $10.5 million gross income, according to Forbes.



Trump, who promised before the election to release his tax returns, still hasn't.

Trump's a con-man and a liar. His supporters must now admit it. What's Trump hiding?



On Nov. 6, New Jerseyans must vote for Democrats such as Tom Malinowski to replace U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance. Lance said he "enthusiastically" supported Trump -- draft-dodger, POW hater and possible tax cheat.



Reggie Regrut

Phillipsburg