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| Feckless and his lackey Blanche |
There are actually two parts to this story. In exchange for dropping the ridiculous $10billion lawsuit against the IRS, the IRS agreed to the following: complete immunity for the entire Felon's family and associated enterprises. As per the PBS report, this runs the risk of undermining the fairness of the tax structure by letting these people play by a completely different set of rules.
"This is an unprecedented remedy," said former IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, noting that Trump should be treated like every other American. "People expect the same tax rules and enforcement framework to apply to everybody."
The Grifter-in-Chief, at the same time, provided himself with a slush fund to pay off the January 6th rioters, as well as anyone he wants to give money to. This fund, as established by the rule the DoJ spelled out, has no oversight, no transparency, and prevents any agency whatsoever from going after President Felon and his cronies for accountability for almost 2 BILLION dollars of OUR money. The money We, the People, paid in income taxes. PBS News Hour explains it this way:
President Donald Trump's administration has created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were victims of government "weaponization," raising questions about whom among his allies and supporters – including those who rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6 – might get payouts from taxpayers, as well as what kind of influence Trump will wield over the fund.
The Justice Department's $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," a nod to the country's founding year, is part of a settlement with Trump to end a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leaking of his tax returns, which occurred during his own presidency.
The New York Times exposed this in an article with the headline “With Trump’s Deal, a Possible $100 Million I.R.S. Penalty Melts Away.” Back in 2010, the IRS busted him for allegedly claiming a deduction against the losses from his failing Chicago tower twice, a crime called felony tax fraud, and has been trying to collect around $100 million (plus interest) from him ever since.
But this new Thug Fund will eliminate all claims against him, his kids, and his “affiliated entities” and businesses, for all past, present, and future times. So he gets to keep the $100 million (plus interest). And the media — other than that one reference in the Times — seems to have completely ignored it.
The Anti-Weaponization Fund is set to be administered by five commissioners. Four commissioners will be appointed by the attorney general and the fifth will be appointed in consultation with congressional leadership.
According to the Department of Justice, the president can remove any of the commissioners.
The commissioners will create guidelines, take in information and assess whether claimants were victims of weaponization.
"The commission can do anything according to what was set up yesterday, from issuing an apology to the claimant to awarding monetary compensation," Blanche said.
Anyone, regardless of their political affiliation, is eligible to apply for the fund, Blanche said.
"It's not limited to the Biden weaponization. It's not limited to, in any way, scope or form, to Jan. 6 or to Jack Smith," Blanche said, referencing the Justice Department's former special counsel who conducted investigations into Trump. "There's no limitation on the claims."
This is supposed to pay people who feel they've been victims of governmental weaponization...whatever that means. In other words, he can pay off whoever he wants with however much he wants to give them.
This is the kind of stuff Noriega did. Or Putin. Or Kim Jong-Whatever did. This is the stuff of a kleptocracy, and that's what we officially have now.
How does it feel to be the patsy for the bully who is paying off other bullies to torment you?
For all those cadets who’ve committed minor infractions or violations of the regulations of the United States Military Academy, before which ordinary and special punishment has been imposed or is being considered to the Corps of Cadets, as President Trump might say, a complete and total pardon.
Is that standard at the military academies? To wipe out any and all disciplinary infractions? I don't know. Maybe that's just part of this new armed forces they're building to defend the third reich...I mean term.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
We can only hope Melania would be as fabulous a First Lady as Sigourney Weaver.
In our dreams. (Sigh)
