#Via Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
2:55 PM · May 19, 2026
"The Trump Justice Department has expanded the just-announced settlement of Trump's IRS lawsuit to include a pledge that the IRS will no longer pursue *any* claims it may have against Trump, his family members, and his companies over unpaid taxes."
#Via Jacob T. Levy
@jacobtlevy
5:06PM · May19 2026
"The US hereby FOREVER BARRED & PRECLUDED from prosecuting or pursuing any & all claims, counterclaims, causes of action... presently known or unknown that have been or could have been asserted [against Trump, family & companies] out of Lawfare or any matters currently pending or could be pending before Defendants / agencies / departments.
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...not limited to tax crimes. It extends to every part of Trump's record ever investigated."
#Via chelsey b. coombs / chelseybcoombs
5:39 PM · May 19, 2026
"i think the trump irs slush fund may be what finally drives me to insanity."
#Via Asawin Suebsaeng
@swin24
5:48 PM · May 19, 2026
"It’s because it’s not government policy. It’s not a legal action. It’s not a political move.
It’s a heist. You’re watching an armed heist in broad daylight and the man leading it is asking you to be happy about your money being stolen from you and your family."
#Via onion person / junlper.beer
6:16 PM · May 19, 2026
"i genuinely don’t know if we’ve seen a more corrupt administration and president in history"
#Via Spork loves you / strivingally
6:30 PM · May 19, 2026
"As I said shortly after the election, the only benchmark most Americans have for this scale of utterly immoral/unethical govt usually involves a small fictional nation, a dead dictator, and a news broadcast excerpt along the lines of 'the remaining regime leaders have been imprisoned or have fled.' "
#Via Andrew Lawrence / ndrew
6:31 PM · May 19, 2026
"what do you call it when the president steals an unfathomable amount of wealth from the treasury and then declares it illegal to investigate him"
#Via Julian Sanchez
@normative
7:56 PM · May 19, 2026
"I’m not sure why this isn’t being mentioned more, but: IRS policy for 50 years has been that the sitting president & VP get audited every year, in an effort to reassure the public they’re not corruptly abusing the office to enrich themselves."
"Trump and sons to be 'forever' exempt from tax audits. Justice dep't deal comes day after government set up $1.8bn fund to pay president’s allies hit by alleged 'lawfare'. "
https://www.ft.com/content/57334fae-a475-4ab0-a202-8df3766927e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1
#Via Connor Ewing / cmewing
4:26 PM · May 19, 2026
"Ask yourself: Why would a settlement over leaked tax filings include a prohibition on examinations of previously filed returns?
One answer, which lots of people are missing: For years, Trump has been fighting an IRS audit that could have resulted in a $100M bill. No longer, apparently."
"Donald Trump's DOJ Gives Donald Trump $1.8 Billion To Give Donald Trump's January 6 Terrorists, Criminals, Cop-Beaters, Villain Pals"
https://www.wonkette.com/p/donald-trumps-doj-gives-donald-trump
#Via Tim Onion / bencollins
5:31 PM · May 19, 2026
"I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in."
#Via Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
10:20 AM · May 20, 2026
"Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, two law enforcement officers who clashed with Jan. 6 insurrectionists, have sued to block the Trump 'slush fund'.
They're asking a federal judge to find the creation of the fund illegal and reverse any transfers that Treasury has made to DOJ to implement it."
#Via Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
1:50 PM · May 21, 2026
"Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy say there will NOT be a vote today on the GOP reconciliation bill following a two hour meeting with Acting AG Todd Blanche.
This comes after a growing number of Republicans express concern about the Trump slush fund and ballroom funding."
#Via Bobby Kogan / bbkogan
1:39 PM · May 21, 2026
"Wow. The Senate is recessing. Vote-a-rama is officially postponed. No votes until June. Republicans in disarray."
#Via Kashana Cauley / kashana.blacksky
2:05 PM · May 21, 2026
" 'Ok, guys, we have a plan, and the plan is that reparations for terrorists who killed a cop will suddenly be more popular by June.' "
#Via Aaron Fritschner
@fritschner
1:34 PM · May 21, 2026
"Wheels coming off for the Senate Republicans, they're pulling the reconciliation bill after what sounds like a very confrontational meeting with Todd Blanche over Trump's slush fund. Seems like the whole thing will get pushed into June, presumably House votes tomorrow will be cancelled soon."
#Via Bobby Kogan / bbkogan
1:52 PM · May 21, 2026
"This was over the 'anti-weaponization' fund. Blanche came to brief Republicans, and it did not go well. There would have been easily enough votes in both chambers to put in language preventing it, but that also may have killed the entire bill.
So instead they’re giving up for now and going home.
What this means however is that it gets to go forward for now. Leadership giving up here also works to protect Trump."
#Via Mr. Scunthorpe / frishermansfend
1:59 PM · May 21, 2026
"Isn't this just allowing the fund to go forward without having to go on record as voting it up or down? Doesn't seem like disarray, seems like standard practice"
#Via emptywheel
@emptywheel
1:45 PM · May 21, 2026
"Does that let Trump go forth with his Terrorist Slush Fund in the two weeks they're in hiding?"
#Via Bobby Kogan / bbkogan
1:49 PM · May 21, 2026
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