$750

The Times was frustrated that the amazing work that they did on Trump's finances a year or two ago didn't pack the punch that it, on the merits, should have. That reporting proved Trump was a charlatan. Their frustration is understandable but so is the no knock-down. They weren't the actual tax returns. That's the money shot everybody wants to see. And, finances are complicated stuff! People are not good at understanding complicated numbers, as this here undersigned done writ nine years ago. Stephen Hawking once revealed a piece of advice he had received: your readership will be cut in half by each equation you put in your book. The Times previous investigation lacked a hook. This one has it: $750.