Herschel Walker May Have Committed Tax Fraud In Texas

If a recent analysis of Herschel Walker's tax records are correct, then the Republican senate candidate likely committed some light tax fraud in the state of Texas this year. Filings show that Walker claimed homestead exemption on property in Texas, which can only be done if you live full time at the residence - which isn't possible since he's claiming residency in Georgia to run for Senate. Farron Cousins explains the legal troubles that could await the former NFL star.

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Well folks, Georgia's Republican senate candidate Herschel Walker, has had a very bad Thanksgiving week. First, of course, we had the former girlfriend come out publicly, uh, with more information about the abortion that she alleges, that he forced her to have. And of course she presented even more evidence to bolster her case. And then challenged Walker said, come deny that this happened to my face. It was a very powerful press conference that she held, very damning information that she gave out. And Walker, of course is pretending, oh no, no, none of this ever happened. But he may have even bigger problems here because according to tax filings from 2021 and 2022 in the state of Texas, it looks, it looks, I'm not saying he did it, but I am saying it sure. Looks like Herschel Walker committed tax fraud. Here's what CNN has gotten ahold of, uh, Herschel Walker's taxes for the state of Texas, which according to Herschel Walker's taxes, Texas is actually where he lives.

He doesn't actually live in Georgia. He lives in Texas because that is what he's claiming on his 2022 taxes. Even though he is been running for senate in Georgia, he's telling the tax collector over in Texas, I live in your state, I'm a lone star guy, have been for 20 years. Herschel Walkers lived in Texas. And of course on his taxes in 2021 and 2022, the years that they got ahold of here, there at cnn, um, he filed for Homestead exemption, which is a $1,500, uh, tax credit. As long as you live in the place where you're claiming homestead exemption, it cannot be a part-time residence. It cannot be a second home. You are telling us by claiming this exemption and everybody who owns a home knows what I'm saying, um, that this is where you live legally. This is your residence.

But Walker has lived in Georgia for two years now, 2021 and 2022, and that's when he filed the paperwork to run for Senate. He's been running all of 2022. He filed, I believe in 2021. So, and he registered to vote in Atlanta in 2021. So if you're registered to vote over there, but you're claiming over here that this is your residence, you've either committed voter fraud in, in Georgia or tax fraud in Texas, which, which one is it? Because it is one of them as far as I can see based on the available evidence. If you do in fact actually live in Texas, which is what you claimed on your taxes, then registering to vote in Georgia would be illegal and that would be voter fraud. But if you are saying you do legally live in Georgia, then

Claiming a homestead exemption in Texas would be tax fraud. Now, the tax fraud in Texas actually carries a much smaller penalty, right? You're not gonna get arrested. It actually happened to Rick Perry, former governor of Texas. He had done the same thing and he ended up having to repay the money so he had to pay back 1500 bucks. So a $1,500 fine, but it's for two years. So it'd be a $3,000 fine for Herschel Walker pennies, right? He doesn't care. So he'll probably just pay it. Not gonna face any real repercussions. But if he doesn't and he still wants to say no, I have homestead exemption, well then you got a whole mess of trouble over there in Georgia with your voter fraud because you can't be a resident in Texas but registered to vote in in Georgia. And of course you wouldn't legally be able to run for Senate in Georgia either.

So, which is it Herschel voter fraud or tax fraud? Cuz it kind of seems like you definitely did at least one of them. But here's the thing, he's not gonna get popped for either of these things. Again, he may have to pay back the, the tax cut he got in Texas and that'll be the end of it. But it certainly does create a political problem because you're claiming residency over here, but running for Senate over here. So you're a carpetbagger, right? You basically did the same thing that Dr. Oz did. You left an unfriendly state, went over to somewhere you thought you could win, just so you could win the seat. Well that's carpet bagging.