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Swede

(40,059 posts) Mon May 18, 2026, 12:37 PM 5 hrs ago

Justice Department announces $1.7 billion slush fund for Trump and MAGA. Courtesy of the tax payer.

So incredibly corrupt. A slush fund for his friends who attacked the Capitol, ogles, etc. - and himself.

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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-05-18T15:49:12.490Z

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Justice Department announces $1.7 billion slush fund for Trump and MAGA. Courtesy of the tax payer. (Original Post) Swede 5 hrs ago OP

MaddowBlog-Trump moves to withdraw $10 billion lawsuit against IRS amid reports of new 'slush fund' LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #1

That is the taxpayers money... Lovie777 5 hrs ago #3

This is certainly unique at least in modern times. Klarkashton 5 hrs ago #2

The plundering continues... 🤬 Dave Bowman 5 hrs ago #4

djt funding his private thug militia for the 2026 & 2028 coming elections. magicarpet 5 hrs ago #5

The DemocraticUnderground people have put-up with horrible stress with this President... chouchou 5 hrs ago #6

Just Us Dept... purr-rat beauty 5 hrs ago #7

After decades of failure in business, Trump finally found a way to become wealthy - US taxpayers and walkingman 5 hrs ago #8

Show of hands GCG 5 hrs ago #9

All these years people have talked about reparations... Takket 4 hrs ago #10

We need to get 100% proof where every dollar goes bluestarone 4 hrs ago #11

Trump Can't Be on Both Sides of IRS Settlement, Democrats Say LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #12

If the rule of law is ever re-established in the USA, Mysterian 3 hrs ago #13

I've lost count EnergizedLib 3 hrs ago #14

Time for Citizen Actions against DOJ Lackeys, under the False Claims Act farmbo 2 hrs ago #15

LetMyPeopleVote

(181,996 posts)

1. MaddowBlog-Trump moves to withdraw $10 billion lawsuit against IRS amid reports of new 'slush fund'

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 12:38 PM

5 hrs ago

The president’s civil case against the IRS is likely over. What we don’t yet know is what kind of deal precipitated the withdrawal.

A year ago, Trump endorsed a â€œcompensation fundâ€ for Jan. 6 rioters, though it wasnâ€™t clear where he expected to get the money.

Now we know: Heâ€™d get it from us, in the form of a settlement agreement that results in a giant pool of money his team could use to reward his allies without oversight.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-05-15T17:42:13.603Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-moves-to-withdraw-10-billion-lawsuit-irs-slush-fund-reports

In recent weeks, there’s been ample reporting from multiple news organizations that Donald Trump was preparing to withdraw his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. We now know those reports were true.

In a court filing made official on Monday morning, the president’s lawyers said their clients, including Trump, his family business and two of his adult sons, are voluntarily dismissing their civil suit.

The court filing, however, did not refer to or disclose any details about a potential settlement with the administration.....

The fund, which would have little oversight, was immediately condemned by congressional Democrats and legal experts as a “slush fund” that would be used to benefit the president’s political allies, including Jan. 6 rioters. These concerns led 93 Democratic lawmakers to file a brief with the judge in this case, arguing Trump is working to “undermine the Constitution” by seeking a settlement from the IRS.

A spokesperson for Trump’s legal team told ABC News last week, “The IRS wrongly allowed a rogue, politically-motivated employee to leak private and confidential information about President Trump, his family, and the Trump Organization to the New York Times, ProPublica and other left-wing news outlets, which was then illegally released to millions of people. President Trump continues to hold those who wrong America and Americans accountable.”

I have been following this "case" and I believe that the so-called lawsuit was void due to a lack of jurisdiction and due to statute of limitations. The federal court hearing the case had amicus briefs filed last week that all take the position that there was no "case or controversy." Without a valid lawsuit, I doubt that this settlement will hold up.

Lovie777

(23,719 posts)

3. That is the taxpayers money...

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #1)

Mon May 18, 2026, 12:46 PM

5 hrs ago

sue these motherfuckers.

Klarkashton

(5,410 posts)

2. This is certainly unique at least in modern times.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 12:39 PM

5 hrs ago

I'm not at all surprised..

Dave Bowman

(7,451 posts)

4. The plundering continues... 🤬

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 12:53 PM

5 hrs ago

magicarpet

(19,408 posts)

5. djt funding his private thug militia for the 2026 & 2028 coming elections.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 12:53 PM

5 hrs ago

Intimidate, threaten, harass, crack some Lib skulls if the elections do not go their way.

chouchou

(3,302 posts)

6. The DemocraticUnderground people have put-up with horrible stress with this President...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 12:56 PM

5 hrs ago

..and "Friends"

Having said that and DU has a lot of STRESS everyday..
I want a big fat check in everybody's mailbox who is a member on/in DU !

purr-rat beauty

(1,434 posts)

7. Just Us Dept...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 12:58 PM

5 hrs ago

walkingman

(11,152 posts)

8. After decades of failure in business, Trump finally found a way to become wealthy - US taxpayers and

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 01:00 PM

5 hrs ago

foriegn policy. Seems like it should be illegal. If not, this is probably just the beginning.

GCG

(119 posts)

9. Show of hands

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 01:12 PM

5 hrs ago

Who here believes that any of that money is going the TRAITOROUS, RAT FUCKING, BACK STABBERS who attacked the Capitol on January 6th?

Takket

(23,802 posts)

10. All these years people have talked about reparations...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 01:16 PM

4 hrs ago

And no movement. And now this.

Well I think blacks have figured out the keys to getting reparations.

1. Be white
2. Commit insurrection for drumpf.

Do those two things and you will get the payment long overdue to you.

bluestarone

(22,465 posts)

11. We need to get 100% proof where every dollar goes

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 01:28 PM

4 hrs ago

I hope this gets STOPPED before a penny is handed out!!

LetMyPeopleVote

(181,996 posts)

12. Trump Can't Be on Both Sides of IRS Settlement, Democrats Say

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 02:24 PM

3 hrs ago

Since trump is on both sides of this "lawsuit", the courts have no jurisdiction. There can be no settlement if there was no real lawsuit in the first place.

Link to tweet

https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/trump-cant-be-on-both-sides-of-irs-settlement-democrats-say

Democrats asked a court to block a reported settlement between the IRS and President Donald Trump over a leak of his tax information during his first term, saying it lacks the bare minimum required to file a lawsuit: two opposing parties.

Nearly 100 House Democrats signed an amicus brief in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Monday that says the case doesn’t distinguish between Trump as president and “personal capacity.” The brief also demands the court dismiss the lawsuit as unconstitutional. It sets another marker on how Democrats are finding fresh opportunities to highlight their opposition to how Trump’s personally benefiting from being president.

Trump moved toward dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the 2019 leak of his tax information in a court filing Monday morning. The Department of Justice announced the creation of a $1.7 billion federal fund to pay victims of so-called government weaponization to resolve the lawsuit, under which Trump wouldn’t receive any money directly.

“The President has repeatedly claimed far-reaching Executive power and frequently sought to use that power to further his own personal interests,” the brief said. “He cannot pretend that officials at the IRS and the Department of the Treasury—and their lawyers at the DOJ—operate independently from him for purposes of this case.”....

The Democrats’ filing is being handled by a task force led by top House Democrat leaders Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), along with House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin and House Ways and Means Committee ranking member Richard Neal (D-Mass.).

“We urge the Court to dismiss this ludicrous case for lack of jurisdiction and to block any settlement that would turn the Treasury into a vehicle for corrupt self-dealing in violation of the Constitution and Congress’s exclusive power of the purse,” Raskin said in a statement announcing the amicus brief.

Mysterian

(6,623 posts)

13. If the rule of law is ever re-established in the USA,

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 02:30 PM

3 hrs ago

these thieves must be held accountable for their crimes against the American people.

EnergizedLib

(3,145 posts)

14. I've lost count

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 02:39 PM

3 hrs ago

Of how many grifts it has been. Maybe it'll be another grift next week.

farmbo

(3,156 posts)

15. Time for Citizen Actions against DOJ Lackeys, under the False Claims Act

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 03:38 PM

2 hrs ago

https://www.justice.gov/civil/false-claims-act

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