US justice department ‘forever’ bars IRS from auditing Trump’s past tax returns
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns
US justice department ‘forever’ bars IRS from auditing Trump’s past tax returns
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns
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> The addendum, signed by Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, says the government is “forever barred” and “precluded” from examining the tax returns of Trump, his family, company and “related companies”.
What in the actual fuck. No one named Trump or any Trump-related company can be audited for tax fraud?
If/when sanity is restored, it will take *years* to reverse this non-stop bullshit.
I’ll take things that will be washed away with a pen the next time a sane person (so not a Republican) is in the white house for $20,000 (the cash clues will give due to Trumpflation)
Regardless of whatever Trump’s DOJ says, he still the biggest and guiltiest criminal this nation has ever seen.
He may have dodged taxes, but he won’t escape the other surety of life.
Corruption and Fraud in plain site. yet some will still believe in that shit.
Probably worth a few hundred million given the massive thefts taking place by the Trump family.
I don’t think that agreement would stand up to future judicial inquiries. It’s Blanche auditioning for the job and no agreement can bar investigation of future crimes. Trump thinks if he just has a stack of “get out of jail free” cards, he’s golden. He’s that stupid.
And how exactly do you enforce this into perpetuity without legislation? Even then?
Looking forward to seeing Trump’s previous tax returns about the beginning of February 2029
Oh look another crime
“Most transparent presidency” **eye roll**
Congress cannot bind further congresses and presidents cannot bind future presidents.
Imagine how conservatives would react if it was this instead:
“The government is forever barred and precluded from examining the tax returns of Biden, his family, company and related companies. The agreement applies to anything filed before the agreement was reached.”
“The fund will be run by five people – all subject to be fired at will by Joe Biden – and does not have to make public who it awarded money to or its reason for doing so.”
“There will be no limitations on members of Antifa to seek a claim from the fund.”
Why not release them, is there a problem?
Great news! He is no longer under audit so he can finally release his tax returns.
America did a catastrophically stupid thing giving these people power again.
so he can release his returns now? the audit is over?
AKA there is definitely blatant crime in the trump family and business tax returns that need to be audited as soon as trump leaves office.
Just something you’d expect for a regular, non-grifter failed entrepreneur. Yup, nothing suspicious here.
Aren’t these sort of rules historically only applied to Kings, or people considered living Gods, or God’s herald on Earth? I’m quite sure this isn’t how democracy works. No kings indeed. 1776. For America’s 250th, the only acceptable birthday present is invoking the 25th.
The most corrupt president ever in the history of our great country.
So all you have to do is claim you’re a distant relative of Trump and you can avoid an audit!
What recourse do we as Americans have? The President of the United States is being held above the law by the entire government.
Supreme Court said he can do anything he wants…
Until we grind down the Oligarchs we will continue to see this garbage.
People need to wake up and realize it is not blue v. red —- it is literally billionaires against the rest of us folks who work daily and struggle to provide for our kids, all of us one hospital stay away from bankruptcy, all of us who see our income buying less and less.
Rise up! ✊
Nothing says “I’m a criminal that should be audited.” More than this.
Is this the single most corrupt thing we’ve ever seen a president do while in office?