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  1. Still, even in its new form, #ToddBlanche’s order for the #IRS to abandon any audits of #Trump’s previous tax returns is an
    unprecedented & “potentially” (definitely) illegal benefit to a sitting president, worth tens of millions of dollars in lower taxes & avoided penalties.

    #law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState

  2. Still, even in its new form, #ToddBlanche’s order for the #IRS to abandon any audits of #Trump’s previous tax returns is an
    unprecedented & “potentially” (definitely) illegal benefit to a sitting president, worth tens of millions of dollars in lower taxes & avoided penalties.

    #law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState

  3. The unsigned #IRS document posted by #ToddBlanche said that only #Trump, 2 of his sons & the #TrumpOrganization would be granted #immunity from audits, excluding a broader pool of Trump family members & their associates who appeared to be eligible for protection under the original #DOJ deal. Blanche also stipulated that their future tax returns could still be audited.

    #law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState

  4. The unsigned #IRS document posted by #ToddBlanche said that only #Trump, 2 of his sons & the #TrumpOrganization would be granted #immunity from audits, excluding a broader pool of Trump family members & their associates who appeared to be eligible for protection under the original #DOJ deal. Blanche also stipulated that their future tax returns could still be audited.

    #law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState

  5. #ToddBlanche, the acting US #AG, confirmed in writing [1 unsigned] on Sunday night that the #DOJ would abandon “elements” of the deal it struck with #Trump to “resolve” his lawsuit against the #IRS, conceding to demands from Republican senators who had threatened to block his nomination as attorney general.

    #law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund
    nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/poli

  6. #ToddBlanche, the acting US #AG, confirmed in writing [1 unsigned] on Sunday night that the #DOJ would abandon “elements” of the deal it struck with #Trump to “resolve” his lawsuit against the #IRS, conceding to demands from Republican senators who had threatened to block his nomination as attorney general.

    #law #criminal #theft #fraud #JudicialProcess #judiciary #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund
    nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/poli

  7. “In abdicating its responsibility to zealously defend the interests of the United States, the #Government entered into a ‘settlement’ that deviated from its litigation posture in similar actions, disregarded #DOJ policies, & accomplished objectives beyond those authorized, as well as those specifically prohibited, by #law,” Williams wrote.

    #Trump #IRS #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  8. “In abdicating its responsibility to zealously defend the interests of the United States, the #Government entered into a ‘settlement’ that deviated from its litigation posture in similar actions, disregarded #DOJ policies, & accomplished objectives beyond those authorized, as well as those specifically prohibited, by #law,” Williams wrote.

    #Trump #IRS #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  9. Williams’ 56-page opinion blasted the behavior of both the #DOJ — stating that the admin’s response to the case disregarded DOJ policies & potentially the #law — & of the private attorneys who brought the lawsuit on #Trump’s behalf.

    documentcloud.org/documents/28

    #IRS #law #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  10. Williams’ 56-page opinion blasted the behavior of both the #DOJ — stating that the admin’s response to the case disregarded DOJ policies & potentially the #law — & of the private attorneys who brought the lawsuit on #Trump’s behalf.

    documentcloud.org/documents/28

    #IRS #law #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  11. "This action was never about a party seeking judicial resolution of a ​legal issue ​or a ⁠factual dispute," Williams wrote. The judge said it was instead an attempt ​to "provide some legitimacy to an agreement ​to ⁠confer #immunity to people & entities affiliated with the president & to earmark billions of dollars ⁠from American ​#taxpayers to redress grievances not ​defined in the #law."

    #Trump #criminal #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #SlushFund

  12. "This action was never about a party seeking judicial resolution of a ​legal issue ​or a ⁠factual dispute," Williams wrote. The judge said it was instead an attempt ​to "provide some legitimacy to an agreement ​to ⁠confer #immunity to people & entities affiliated with the president & to earmark billions of dollars ⁠from American ​#taxpayers to redress grievances not ​defined in the #law."

    #Trump #criminal #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #SlushFund

  13. US District ⁠Judge Kathleen Williams found that #Trump & the ​#IRS, which he oversees as president, were not ​truly adverse to each other as is required in #civil lawsuits under the #US #Constitution. Williams referred a ​Trump lawyer in the case & senior ​#DOJ officials who signed off on the settlement ‌to ⁠state #bar authorities to determine if their actions violated #LegalEthics rules.

    #law #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #SlushFund

  14. US District ⁠Judge Kathleen Williams found that #Trump & the ​#IRS, which he oversees as president, were not ​truly adverse to each other as is required in #civil lawsuits under the #US #Constitution. Williams referred a ​Trump lawyer in the case & senior ​#DOJ officials who signed off on the settlement ‌to ⁠state #bar authorities to determine if their actions violated #LegalEthics rules.

    #law #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #SlushFund

  15. Fantastic

    US judge voids Trump's settlement with IRS

    A US judge on Monday voided #Trump's [totally illegal] #settlement with the #IRS ‌that gave him & his companies sweeping #tax protections & initially set up a nearly $1.8 billion government ​#SlushFund to pay victims of so-called ​government weaponization.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
    reuters.com/world/us-judge-voi

  16. Fantastic

    US judge voids Trump's settlement with IRS

    A US judge on Monday voided #Trump's [totally illegal] #settlement with the #IRS ‌that gave him & his companies sweeping #tax protections & initially set up a nearly $1.8 billion government ​#SlushFund to pay victims of so-called ​government weaponization.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
    reuters.com/world/us-judge-voi

  17. Yes!

    Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion payout #SlushFund
    
US District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema said the government has not provided “absolute certainty” it won’t try to resurrect the fund in the future.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
    washingtonpost.com/national-se

  18. Yes!

    Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion payout #SlushFund
    
US District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema said the government has not provided “absolute certainty” it won’t try to resurrect the fund in the future.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
    washingtonpost.com/national-se

  19. #Impotent #Senate OKs $70B #immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban #Trump #SlushFund

    The Senate passed legislation to fund Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays & fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
    apnews.com/article/trump-settl

  20. #Impotent #Senate OKs $70B #immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban #Trump #SlushFund

    The Senate passed legislation to fund Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays & fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
    apnews.com/article/trump-settl

  21. #Republicans appear to be in a holding pattern while they figure out how to address the issue of the $1.8 billion #SlushFund. We are still waiting on votes from 3 Republicans: #BillCassidy of Louisiana, #JonHusted of Ohio & #DanSullivan of Alaska.

    Husted & Sullivan are both up for re-election. Cassidy recenty lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  22. #Republicans appear to be in a holding pattern while they figure out how to address the issue of the $1.8 billion #SlushFund. We are still waiting on votes from 3 Republicans: #BillCassidy of Louisiana, #JonHusted of Ohio & #DanSullivan of Alaska.

    Husted & Sullivan are both up for re-election. Cassidy recenty lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  23. Senator #SusanCollins, Republican of Maine, just voted for Schumer’s motion, the first #Republican to vote “yes.”

    This motion can still fail if three Republicans vote for it, if everyone is voting. Collins is up for re-election in a critical & competitive state.

    Senator #ThomTillis, who voted no, is not running for re-election.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  24. Senator #SusanCollins, Republican of Maine, just voted for Schumer’s motion, the first #Republican to vote “yes.”

    This motion can still fail if three Republicans vote for it, if everyone is voting. Collins is up for re-election in a critical & competitive state.

    Senator #ThomTillis, who voted no, is not running for re-election.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  25. When declining to commit to permanently scrapping the controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" #MAGASlushFund, #Trump claims he doesn’t know if the $1.8 billion fund is dead, & calls it ‘a beautiful thing’

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #SlushFund #sickness
    cnn.com/2026/06/03/politics/an

  26. When declining to commit to permanently scrapping the controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" #MAGASlushFund, #Trump claims he doesn’t know if the $1.8 billion fund is dead, & calls it ‘a beautiful thing’

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #SlushFund #sickness
    cnn.com/2026/06/03/politics/an

  27. During the #House #Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, #Democrats repeatedly requested that #ToddBlanche commit in writing to rescinding the order creating the weaponization #SlushFund.

    “I’m not committing to putting anything in writing,” he said, saying only that he would abide by his word.

    [okay, so obvious bullshit]

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  28. During the #House #Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, #Democrats repeatedly requested that #ToddBlanche commit in writing to rescinding the order creating the weaponization #SlushFund.

    “I’m not committing to putting anything in writing,” he said, saying only that he would abide by his word.

    [okay, so obvious bullshit]

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  29. Don’t take the bait. As soon as #Republicans pass the $72 billion bill to fund #ICE & #CBP operations, #Trump will restart the #MAGASlushFund. He cannot be trusted. Learn already!

    “Trump administration signals to GOP leaders it will drop a $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, but the president has yet to weigh in publicly”

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #SlushFund
    cnn.com/2026/06/01/politics/tr

  30. Don’t take the bait. As soon as #Republicans pass the $72 billion bill to fund #ICE & #CBP operations, #Trump will restart the #MAGASlushFund. He cannot be trusted. Learn already!

    “Trump administration signals to GOP leaders it will drop a $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, but the president has yet to weigh in publicly”

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #SlushFund
    cnn.com/2026/06/01/politics/tr

  31. She also noted that only #ToddBlanche signed the tax audit provision. The separate, 9-page agreement laying out the $1.8 billion #SlushFund was signed by Woodward & Frank Bisignano, who is serving as the “chief executive officer of the #IRS”, a newly created role [created by the #Trump admin in October 2025] that is not subject to #Senate confirmation.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  32. She also noted that only #ToddBlanche signed the tax audit provision. The separate, 9-page agreement laying out the $1.8 billion #SlushFund was signed by Woodward & Frank Bisignano, who is serving as the “chief executive officer of the #IRS”, a newly created role [created by the #Trump admin in October 2025] that is not subject to #Senate confirmation.

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  33. In their filing, the fmr #judges alleged that #Trump had improperly used his suit against the IRS as a way to obtain “unlawful private benefits” for himself & his family, & to create a #SlushFund that would dole out #TaxpayersMoney “without constitutional or congressional authority.”

    They also argued that Trump had tried to shield the deal from #judicial #oversight by rushing a #settlement & “short-circuiting” Judge Williams’s ability to examine its terms.

    #law #judiciary #JudicialProcess

  34. In their filing, the fmr #judges alleged that #Trump had improperly used his suit against the IRS as a way to obtain “unlawful private benefits” for himself & his family, & to create a #SlushFund that would dole out #TaxpayersMoney “without constitutional or congressional authority.”

    They also argued that Trump had tried to shield the deal from #judicial #oversight by rushing a #settlement & “short-circuiting” Judge Williams’s ability to examine its terms.

    #law #judiciary #JudicialProcess

  35. Lawyers for the fmr #judges hailed Judge Williams’s decision.

    “The judges & their counsel greatly appreciate the seriousness with which the #court is addressing these grievous allegations,” said Norman Eisen, who represented the fmr judges for the nonprofit group, Democracy Defenders Fund. “We stand ready to work with the court as it investigates this matter.”

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  36. Lawyers for the fmr #judges hailed Judge Williams’s decision.

    “The judges & their counsel greatly appreciate the seriousness with which the #court is addressing these grievous allegations,” said Norman Eisen, who represented the fmr judges for the nonprofit group, Democracy Defenders Fund. “We stand ready to work with the court as it investigates this matter.”

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund

  37. In her order, Judge Williams asserted that she was “empowered to investigate serious #misconduct” in any case before her, & ordered Trump’s lawyers to tell her by June 12 whether the lawsuit should be formally reopened because “the #court was the victim of a #fraud.”

    She also wanted Trump’s lawyers to respond to the question of whether he had #colluded with his own government to settle the case “to avoid judicial scrutiny.”

    #Trump #law #judiciary #DOJ #JudicialProcess #kleptocracy #SlushFund

  38. In her order, Judge Williams asserted that she was “empowered to investigate serious #misconduct” in any case before her, & ordered Trump’s lawyers to tell her by June 12 whether the lawsuit should be formally reopened because “the #court was the victim of a #fraud.”

    She also wanted Trump’s lawyers to respond to the question of whether he had #colluded with his own government to settle the case “to avoid judicial scrutiny.”

    #Trump #law #judiciary #DOJ #JudicialProcess #kleptocracy #SlushFund

  39. Before she closed the case, Judge Williams had in fact questioned whether the lawsuit presented an actual conflict that she could adjudicate, given that #Trump was on both sides of the suit, bringing claims against a federal agency that he controlled. When she closed it, she noted there was no “settlement of record,” but shortly after, the #DOJ released its “agreement” foreclosing the action.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund

  40. Before she closed the case, Judge Williams had in fact questioned whether the lawsuit presented an actual conflict that she could adjudicate, given that #Trump was on both sides of the suit, bringing claims against a federal agency that he controlled. When she closed it, she noted there was no “settlement of record,” but shortly after, the #DOJ released its “agreement” foreclosing the action.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund

  41. Judge Williams’s decision came in response to court papers filed on Wednesday by a bipartisan group of 35 former federal #judges who urged her to bring the case back to life & dig into the details of the agreement to settle it.

    The former judges said that Trump’s “#settlement” agreement raised serious questions about his “candor toward the court & manipulation of the judicial system.”

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund

  42. Judge Williams’s decision came in response to court papers filed on Wednesday by a bipartisan group of 35 former federal #judges who urged her to bring the case back to life & dig into the details of the agreement to settle it.

    The former judges said that Trump’s “#settlement” agreement raised serious questions about his “candor toward the court & manipulation of the judicial system.”

    #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund

  43. After #Trump “withdrew” the suit, senior #DOJ officials released a pair of extraordinary agreements that settled the case by establishing a $1.8 billion #SlushFund to compensate people who claimed they were victims of government “weaponization” by Democrats.

    The deal also conferred extremely lucrative tax benefits on Trump, his family & his businesses.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  44. After #Trump “withdrew” the suit, senior #DOJ officials released a pair of extraordinary agreements that settled the case by establishing a $1.8 billion #SlushFund to compensate people who claimed they were victims of government “weaponization” by Democrats.

    The deal also conferred extremely lucrative tax benefits on Trump, his family & his businesses.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund

  45. But wait, there’s more!

    A federal judge in Miami reopened #Trump’s $10B case against the #IRS in a striking turnabout, saying she wanted to investigate “grievous allegations” that the hasty deal to resolve it was “premised on #deception.”

    The ruling by Judge Kathleen M. Williams to revive the case shortly after closing it was a significant blow both to #Trump & to the #DOJ.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund
    nytimes.com/2026/05/29/us/poli

  46. But wait, there’s more!

    A federal judge in Miami reopened #Trump’s $10B case against the #IRS in a striking turnabout, saying she wanted to investigate “grievous allegations” that the hasty deal to resolve it was “premised on #deception.”

    The ruling by Judge Kathleen M. Williams to revive the case shortly after closing it was a significant blow both to #Trump & to the #DOJ.

    #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund
    nytimes.com/2026/05/29/us/poli

  47. No money has yet been handed out from the #SlushFund. Acting AG [aka #Trump henchman] #ToddBlanche has not yet named the 5 “commissioners” who would be assigned to evaluate claims for compensation. The #DOJ has said the $1.776 billion in #TaxpayersMoney it intends to use for the payments would be drawn from a separate legal compensation fund managed by the federal government before July 17 [um, no. Can we halt that please as well?]

    #law #judiciary #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #kleptocracy

  48. No money has yet been handed out from the #SlushFund. Acting AG [aka #Trump henchman] #ToddBlanche has not yet named the 5 “commissioners” who would be assigned to evaluate claims for compensation. The #DOJ has said the $1.776 billion in #TaxpayersMoney it intends to use for the payments would be drawn from a separate legal compensation fund managed by the federal government before July 17 [um, no. Can we halt that please as well?]

    #law #judiciary #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #kleptocracy