but was his take on the issue at the time:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2016/11/09/will-trump-victory-yield-estate-tax-repeal/#6d805fe9528a
"The Republican hard line position--estate tax repeal coupled with continued stepped-up basis--passed on a 240-179 vote in April 2015. “Realistically, that’s not going to go through,” says Jonathan Blattmachr, an estate lawyer in New York City."
“The Trump Plan will repeal the death tax, but capital gains held until death and valued over $10 million will be subject to tax to exempt small businesses and family farms. To prevent abuse, contributions of appreciated assets into a private charity established by the decedent or the decedent’s relatives will be disallowed.”
That tracking basis in dead people's assets may be the biggest pain in the ass accounting issue ever. Hell, a lot of people don't know what they paid for something (many years ago) - let alone what their parent/grandparent paid for it.