https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/trump-irs-doj-lawsuit-audit.htmlThe Justice Department on Tuesday expanded the agreement it reached this week with President Trump to resolve his extraordinary lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service to include a provision that would bar the agency from pursuing tax claims against the president, his family or his businesses.In a one-page document signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and quietly posted on the department’s website, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving Mr. Trump’s tax returns, that are currently pending.The new provision was released just one day after Mr. Trump agreed to drop his suit in exchange for the creation of a $1.8 billion compensation fund for people he believes were wronged by federal investigations or prosecutions. The fund drew repeated criticism from Democrats when Mr. Blanche appeared before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee for a hearing on Tuesday morning.The New York Times reported last week that Mr. Trump’s talks with the Justice Department and the I.R.S. had included a measure calling on the I.R.S. to drop any audits of the president, his relatives or businesses. But that provision did not appear in the nine-page agreement laying out the terms to dismiss the lawsuit, which the department released Monday.In January, Mr. Trump, along with two of his sons and the Trump family business, sued the Internal Revenue Service for at least $10 billion over the leak of their tax returns during the president’s first term. The Trumps argued that the I.R.S. should have done more to prevent a former contractor from disclosing tax information to The New York Times and ProPublica.Neither the Justice Department nor the I.R.S. immediately responded to requests seeking comment. The top lawyer at the Treasury, Brian Morrissey, resigned on Monday after the Justice Department announced the settlement with Mr. Trump.
Justice Department officials have in part defended the creation of the “anti-weaponization” fund by pointing to the fact that Mr. Trump and his family members will not be paid by it.But protection from audit could be quite remunerative for Mr. Trump. In 2024, The Times reported that a loss in an I.R.S. audit could cost Mr. Trump more than $100 million.It is unclear if that examination has concluded or if Mr. Trump, his family members or affiliated entities are under other audits. I.R.S. procedures call for the mandatory audit of the president’s tax returns annually.Federal law prohibits the president, vice president and other executive officers from instructing the I.R.S. to start or stop specific audits. But that broad prohibition does appear to include a carve out for the attorney general.
>>1515607Great. Do it anyway.
>>1515607So Trump and family now just have straight up carte blanche for tax fraud, got it.
It's not gonna happen because Dems are cucks, but people really should die in prison for this shit.
>We prohibited ourselves from investigating ourselves and did not even need to find we did nothing wrongI wonder what the terms of the settlement state the penalty is for investigating them anyway. It can't be nothing cause then Dems would just say fuck the agreement and do it anyway.What are the chances Trump launches an investigation into himself as he leaves office just so he can sue for breach of contract and get another payout?
>>1515628No, the NYT reported it. Which means you've been fooooooled agaaaaainlol, leleI wonder how much false information you've been enraged by that you're not aware is false.It would probably be interesting to crack your tiny peanut brain open with a bike lock and take a look
>>1515634>as he leaves officeI wouldn’t bet on that.
>>1515607Completely understandable. Religious organizations get similar exemptions, unlike any secular nonprofit or charity, and trump supporters are a religious cult.
>>1515636Here's the document from the DOJ that permanently forbids the IRS (and the US government as a whole) from ever auditing or prosecuting Trump, signed by the Acting Attorney General:https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1441216/dl
>>1515650but hunter's penis!
>>1515650This is so heinously, ludicrously corrupt. >ActingGood. Use that as an excuse to void it.
>>1515607I'm betting that Todd Blanche specs a retroactive pardon from tRump for his collusion here. That idiot Biden set the precedent.One of the supreme courts is going to have to overturn this retroactive bullshit
>>1515664>One of the supreme courts is going to have to overturn this retroactive bullshitProactive pardons are illegal. Overturning retroactive pardons would just be ending the pardon power, a thing with centuries of ironclad precedent. That'd require a Constitutional amendment.That said, a more sane SCOTUS could say the government can't fucking pardon itself. There's at least an argument there.
>>1515650Did he promise not to do this?www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EpUpC9fCSgIf he never promised he wouldn't do it, at least he's not breaking his promises
>>1515683He said he'd drain the swamp. Now he is the swamplord.
>>1515683I'm getting the strangest sense of deja vu. Have we done this before? Who fucking cares if he's not breaking his promises? This is still ridiculously bad.
>>1515683Trump promised to release his tax returns, remember? The whole lawsuit is to punish the IRS for letting a contractor leak some of those very returns.
>>1515690There is literally nothing wrong with being ridiculously bad. Politics is about accusing people of hypocrisy and nothing else. Charismatic shameless villains abusing power for their personal gain is fine as long as they openly ran to be that and nobody can seriously pretend Trump wasn't known as a crook since well before he entered politics. Like it or not, Trump has a mandate.Which is why we need to socially and politically dismantle the Republican party. It's rotten from the roots up.
>>1515683>WhataboutRussia is really desperate to cover up trump's overt corruption and the fact we know he committed crimes now.
Well, hopefully the next admin won't be honoring that. With how fucking weak and spineless dems has been throughout the years I wouldn't bet on it though.
MIGA tards have really gone off the playbook these days.Used to work like this:1) MAGA does/says something criminal or stupid2) He didn't do/say that3) He didn't mean it4) He was just kidding5) cope ... seethe ... dilateNow, they don't even deny it and they don't even care. They skip straight to step 5 in complete denial of reality.
>>1515727>Well, hopefully the next admin won't be honoring thatTrump just needs 5 judges to sign off on it and it doesn't matter who wants to honor what.
>>1515728The Democrats are MIGA though. You have to be more specific
How is Trump allowed to get away with so many law breaking things? If this is true about sweeping immunity to any tax investigations forever then what is stopping him and his family from current and future tax fraud? Meanwhile the IRS badgers regular working people constantly.
>>1515728Yet you refuse to dilate?
>>1515756Because you've been propagandized so fucking hard and your mentally ill fag-brain can't digest it.
>>1515756>what is stopping him and his family from current and future tax fraud?The Trump organization literally was convicted of tax fraud. He personally wasn't, (just the conglomeration with his name on it) but has 34 convictions based on falsified business records.So to answer your question, literally nothing is stopping him from committing tax fraud, not even the law.
>>1515756It's sweeping immunity from investigations going forward for any tax fraud committed before the agreement. The way it's being reported is a bit fucked up.That said Trump never had anything to worry about. Republicans on the Joint Committee on Taxation were stalling an audit into Trump (triggered by an obscure rule relating to refunds greater than $2 million) even before he was elected the first time just because he was politically useful. Him and his family will be shielded from legal consequences until they're all dead.>https://www.irs.gov/refunds/large-tax-refunds-and-credits-subject-to-review-by-the-joint-committee-on-taxation-what-to-expectThat's right, Republicans were knowingly shielding this ass-hat from legal consequences back when the most notable thing about him politically was him calling Obama a Muslim and not him commanding a rabid cult that could cost them their jobs. Now think about how many times you've heard that be mentioned in the news and do the math on how many other felons robbing this nation blind are being shielded by Republicans for the littlest things. Party's rotten from taint to tip.
>>1515690Yeah there is a deja vu. Presidents use their pardon power for unethical reasons. Joe Biden commutted the sentence of thousands of murders, rapists, cop killers and abusers
>>1515756for the same reason Joe & Hunter avoided culpability when they were getting 10% for the big guy held by H
Odd that Harris was the only pro-Palestinian on the ballot last time. >but ... Biden
>>1515768>Joe Biden commutted the sentence of thousands of murders, rapists, cop killers and abusersHe pardoned 79 people. https://www.justice.gov/pardon/pardons-granted-president-joseph-biden-2021-2025
>>1515771https://www.justice.gov/pardon/commutations-granted-president-joseph-biden-2021-2025https://i.imgur.com/9pUGarv.png
>>1515757>>1515758There's a whole ass containment board for you.>>>/pol/The adults are having a discussion here.
>>1515773nobody's clicking that shit. the numbers are by Trumps own DoJ. Biden pardoned 79 people, not "thousands". Peddle your lies somewhere else, saar
>>1515775Biden did actually pardon thousands.Most were druggies which was fine, but he also pardoned a lot of foreign drug dealers, Iranians and Chinese spies.
>>1515774>>1515774>Adults>You faggotslol
>>1515775https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/nx-s1-5226683/biden-commutations-pardons"Biden commutes sentences for 1,500 people. Some say he could do a lot more"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/biden-historic-clemency-last-days/Biden Makes History by Commuting 4,000 Total Sentences in Last Days in Office
>>1515727>>1515745This is why the first things dems need to do is abolish the filibuster, then the 2nd thing is judicial reform.This will remove all of trump's corrupt protections.
>>1515650>permanently forbids the IRS (and the US government as a whole) from ever auditing or prosecuting TrumpEasily overturned by the next President.
>>1515676Even the Democrats courts won't do that because it will break the unspoken agreements that were made when Biden pardoned everyone. Trump could have easily went after all of those people, but that would mean he can't do it for his own cabinet when he leaves office
>>1515778>>1515780Commutations are not pardons.
>>1515780that would be relevent if you had stated commutations in your OP.But you keep on moving those goalposts, son.
>>1515768My post >Joe Biden commutted the sentence of thousands of murders, rapists, cop killers and abusers>>1515771Your post >He pardoned 79 people. >>1515773my post>commutations-granted-president-joseph-biden-2021-2025>>1515775your post> Biden pardoned 79 people, not "thousands". Peddle your lies somewhere else, saar>>1515780my post>"Biden commutes sentences for 1,500 people. Some say he could do a lot more">Biden Makes History by Commuting 4,000 Total Sentences in Last Days in Officeand then you wrap it up by saying>>1515827>that would be relevent if you had stated commutation>you are moving the goal posts
>Trump admits he's a criminal is banning any investigation or prosecuting of his crimes>Conservatives immediately do their both sides Russian tactic.Nah. Democrats are sick of the pussy whipped moderates pretending the status quo is fine. The next president, assuming trump doesn't stage another coup, is going to actually investigate trump. and not the pussy way Biden did.
>>1515864>commuttedyou probably meant "commuted" but esl so you fucked up.
Thread Summary: /news/Short, mid-activity political flamewar thread reacting to a breaking news story about a Trump-IRS/DOJ settlement. Typical /news/ mix of outrage, cynicism, whataboutism, and partisan shitposting.Main Reactions and FactionsAnti-Trump side (majority of vocal posts):Accusations of outright corruption, "carte blanche for tax fraud," "swamplord," and self-pardoning."Nothing stops him from future fraud"; contrasts with IRS harassing average citizens.Criticism of Trump breaking "drain the swamp" promises; hypocrisy on tax returns.Calls for ignoring the agreement ("Do it anyway"), voiding via "Acting" AG, or future admins overturning it.Some equate it to cult-like protection or predict SCOTUS involvement.Pro-Trump / Cynical side:Defend as understandable retaliation against weaponized agencies; point to past leaks and political audits.Whataboutism: Biden/Hunter scandals, Biden's pardons/commutations (debates over numbers: 79 pardons vs. thousands of commutations for drug offenders, etc.)."He has a mandate"; politics is hypocritical by nature; "charismatic shameless villain" with open crook reputation.Skepticism of NYT reporting; mockery of seething opponents ("fooooooled again," "dilate").Practical view: Easily shieldable anyway; agreements may not bind future admins strongly.Other notes:Memes about religious exemptions (Trump supporters as "cult"), deja vu with past administrations, and weak Dem responses.Low-effort insults, ESL jabs, and side tangents (Russia, MIGA, etc.).Thread stays mostly on-topic but devolves into standard partisan tribalism.Overall Quality: Standard /news/ fare — reactive to mainstream (NYT) reporting on Trump, heavy on moral outrage vs. "both sides do it / mandate" defenses. No deep legal analysis; mostly venting. Thread reflects polarized 2026 political climate post-Trump's (re)election, with focus on perceived elite impunity. It peters out without major developments or consensus.
>>1515607There is absolutely no way you can justify this. It doesn't matter what he did or didn't do before or who accused him of what, this is beyond the pale. Pro tip, this isn't a settlement to that ridiculous lawsuit Trump had filed against the IRS. That case already ended. This is just an agreement between Trump and a person appointed by and loyal to Trump that Trump can now commit tax fraud as much as he wants and the law can't touch him. You cannot get more Banana Republic than this.
>>1515884you've finally convinced me you're not upset esl shill
>>1515885Yeah, it would be Banana Republic tier, like doing all your business dealings through your son, promising you won't pardon him, then last minute giving him a blanket decade+ pardon that dates back to his first employment by Ukranian Gas Companies and getting 10% for the big guy ala his emails
>>1515889which vodka brand are you named after, mr shill?
>>1515889>Trump pardons himself and his family from all past AND future tax crimes>b-but biden did something that wasn't as bad!Get new and better material.
>>1515864>Joe Biden commutted the sentence of thousands of murders, rapists, cop killers and abusersThose aren't the fucking targeted group, dipshit. His mass commutation was for non-violent drug offenses that were enhanced due to a racist distinction between crack and powder cocaine with literally no basis in reality.>https://apnews.com/article/biden-commutes-2500-nonviolent-drug-offenders-83174cd0602a0bf5d491aa60184f3568>President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses>Today’s clemency action provides relief for individuals who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimesI've no idea how many of those people might have been murderers, rapists, cop killers, or abusers, but if any were, it had fuck all to do with the commutation, which was about fairness in federal drug enforcement.This is like bitching about a president giving out a tax cut for people making under $50k because some recipients might be murderers, rapists, cop killers, or abusers.I swear to fuck, people that won't let us have nice things because the "wrong people" might get them too are like the only reason the Republican Party exists. You fuckers make suicide bombers look rational.
>>1515885Have you considered that the point of this is just to stop the next Democrat congress from breaking the law with retaliation against him. Trump has to pardon everyone on his way out or the Democrats will devote their lives to going after him for hurting their feelings
>>1515903have you considered getting a real job, or are you a hopelessly shameless faggot who plans on sucking billionaire cock forever
>>1515904If you defend billionaires online you get nothingIf you defend the government online you also get nothing
>>1515903Projection. Like jesus christ, anon, "devote their lives to going after him for hurting their feelings?" You're doing this on purpose.
>>1515822>it will break the unspoken agreements that were made when Biden pardoned everyoneBiden only pardoned 2 members of his administration and only for official actions, and given how much of a shitshow the prosecution of Comey and others has gone, I think Dems would be fine nuking their protections to go after Trump. Hell, Fauci's fucking 85, so effectively just Milley would be losing protection.Partial fucking protection, btw. Comey's prosecution had fuck all to do with his job as FBI director setting aside the fact that it was naked retaliation for him doing that job, so even if he had been pardoned, it wouldn't have been covered.I swear to fuck, people act like Biden pardoned his entire admin for all crimes past and future.
