Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion
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Cornyn's fate and the January 6 compensation fund could be the straw that breaks the back of spineless Senate republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/21/us/trump-news Senate Republicans abruptly abandoned plans to take up a filibuster-proof bill on Thursday to fund President Trump’s immigration crackdown, a stunning turn demonstrating that members of his own party were not willing to risk politically toxic votes to advance the president’s personal agenda. Though senators had widely been expected to bring their legislation to the floor before a weeklong recess, as Mr. Trump had demanded, G.O.P. leaders were unable to overcome deep concerns within their own ranks around the president’s plan to use a federal fund to pay people who claim to have been politically persecuted. While the measure could still be taken up when lawmakers return, the delay underscored a toxic dynamic between the White House and the Republican-controlled Congress just months before the midterm elections. Republicans had already appeared ready to jettison the White House’s request to include $1 billion for Mr. Trump’s ballroom project from the bill, after a small group of senators made clear they would not vote to advance it. But there was even wider opposition to a Justice Department fund that Mr. Trump has said he wants to use to pay people who claim to have been unfairly targeted by the government. As Republicans discussed a way to curb that fund, Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, traveled to the Capitol and met with them for roughly two hours behind closed doors. The private meeting was highly contentious, according to people familiar with the session, who said that Mr. Blanche did not clarify any details on how the fund might be implemented or offer satisfying answers to questions from many senators about the lack of guardrails around the money. “It is in real trouble — and it should be,” Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, said in an interview shortly after leaving the session. |
Anonymous
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Now Trump AND HIS FAMILY will have immunity to tax audits forever. An entire generation of Trumps won't pay taxes.
With Trump’s Deal, a Possible $100 Million I.R.S. Penalty Melts Away The tax service argued that the Trump Organization tried to claim the same losses twice. The president said the audit was a “disgrace.” |
Anonymous
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Tax world gawks at Trump audit agreement: 'Never seen anything like this'
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tax-world-gawks-at-trump-audit-agreement-never-seen-anything-like-this President Donald Trump is flipping what had been a doomed lawsuit against the IRS into a free pass from the agency. Astonishment is rippling through tax world at a settlement that goes far beyond the specifics of Trump’s suit — he sought billions of dollars as compensation for some of his tax records being leaked to the news media — to instead provide him, his family and his businesses sweeping protections against government scrutiny of his taxes. |
Anonymous
| The head of the Proud Boys thinks he’s entitled to about $5mm of it. Can you imagine that DOJ is going to approve that the head of a domestic terrorist organization be paid for leading an insurrection. It’s beyond insanity. |
Anonymous
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Yeah no I understand that part I just don't understand how he's able to use a treasury fund for his settlement when my understanding is that there's no even legal standing for his lawsuit against the IRS. And why would that settlement be related to people who were quote unquote egregiously agreed by the government the settlement should only be related to anything tax related it shouldn't just be a open fun not that I think the settlement should exist in the beginning. I mean the whole thing is a f****** farce to begin wuth. |
Anonymous
Yes, those were all issues that the federal judge overseeing the lawsuit was concerned about — he also filed the suit years after the infraction — and she asked for briefs on them this week, then Trump quickly withdrew the lawsuit and they announced this private “settlement“ i.e. a thug fund. |
Anonymous
Since Trump never abides by any agreements, why should anyone else? |
Anonymous
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People who can claim:
Hunter Biden The Clintons Comey Letitia James the Broadview 6 This might be fun! |
Anonymous
Is this really possible? Can the DOJ or IRS or whomever signed this thing really give Trump immunity and his enormous family immunity against any tax prosecution til they die? Does it apply to his grandkids too? We could have many generations of non-tax paying Trumps, who seem to be growing rich with their insider trading and self-dealing. |