Trump settles with Trump so that Trump (through a fund audited by the Attorney General, and with no detail on whether the distributions would be made public) can pay his friends. I struggle to see how one could interpret it any different.
Breaking News: President Trump withdrew his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, in an apparent effort to effectively settle the case, which stemmed from the leak of his tax returns in 2019. https://t.co/Pl5QuQgszD
Breaking News: The Justice Dept. announced a $1.8 billion fund to pay President Trump’s allies as part of its settlement with the IRS. Follow live updates. https://t.co/BOXrURoGg7
“We spotted nine Polymarket accounts, all connected, who made, collectively,$2.4 million betting almost exclusively on U.S. military operations,” says Nicolas Vaiman, co-founder of the small data analytics firm Bubblemaps.
“And now here's the crazy part: 98% win rate.” https://t.co/T79aYM48ZI
Real story:
Judge was about to throw out the case bc Trump controls both parties.
Before it’s dismissed, Trump tells both parties to reach a “settlement.”
Settlement shields Trump from any future audit and creates a secret slush fund that can dole out money to anyone with no transparency.
Mind-boggling corruption.
@SpeakerJohnson - you may not know it, but your job is to conduct oversight of the admin. You can’t run away from this one.
I think American taxpayers are upset because you took a 7 month family reality show road trip subsidized by the American taxpayer and paid for by corporations you regulate, while not doing your actual job—which incidentally is also paid for by taxpayers who are paying an enormous amount for gas because of a war your boss launched and can’t get out of.
He gets a ballroom. An Arch. A new reflecting pool. 10 billion directly into his pocket from taxpayers. Billions from special interests seeking favors and pardons.
What has America gotten? Tariffs, a new war, higher gas prices, inflation.
Truly a golden age.
Breaking News: The Justice Department is said to be considering settling a lawsuit President Trump filed against the IRS over the release of his tax returns. https://t.co/PLOTDQm5G6