Trump immunity from IRS audit shocks experts, who warn it could undermine trust in tax system

Ok - no one has trust in the tax system, my guy. We know it’s mangled beyond recognition.

Regardless of "immunity" (which itself likely would be stricken by a court since it is forward-looking and contradicts the law), Todd Blanche, Donald Trump, and anyone else involved in this need go to jail over this "settlement."

The "settlement" is built on the fiction that Trump has a viable claim, when in fact Todd Blanche and others at the DOJ were given an IRS memo that put them on reasonable notice that it was barred by the statute of limitations. By agreeing to the settlement when Trump is on both sides of the case despite the fact that there isn't a viable claim, Trump, Blanche and all other approving parties are impairing the lawful function of the DOJ, to defraud the IRS, and violating this specific criminal statute (if not many others).

https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-923-18-usc-371-conspiracy-defraud-us

The statute is broad enough in its terms to include any conspiracy for the purpose of impairing, obstructing or defeating the lawful function of any department of government . . . (A)ny conspiracy which is calculated to obstruct or impair its efficiency and destroy the value of its operation and reports as fair, impartial and reasonably accurate, would be to defraud the United States by depriving it of its lawful right and duty of promulgating or diffusing the information so officially acquired in the way and at the time required by law or departmental regulation.

18 U.S.C. § 371—Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

In summary, those activities which courts have held defraud the United States under 18 U.S.C. § 371 affect the government in at least one of three ways:

1. They cheat the government out of money or property;
2. They interfere or obstruct legitimate Government activity; or
3. They make wrongful use of a governmental instrumentality.

Trump and Blanche are doing all three.

I'm pretty sure this isn't going to hold up later.

Under the settlement to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over the 2018 leak of his tax returns to The New York Times, the U.S. is “forever barred and precluded” from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons and the Trump Organization’s current tax filings, according to a one-page document released Tuesday. That was quietly added to an original settlement establishing a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people whom Trump thinks were improperly investigated by the government.

The IRS probe revolved around whether Trump doubled-dipped in cutting his taxes, according to a 2024 report by The New York Times and ProPublica — specifically whether he used the same losses from his Chicago skyscraper to cut them twice in future filings, a big no-no.

What the fuck kind of shit ass reporting is that? "A big no-no"? What are we, fucking toddlers? How about highly illegal and a felony deserving of prison time?

Could?

There was trust in the tax system? Sure pal.

No billionaire should ever be audited. They should have their taxes done by a team of IRS agents and then have the taxes owed taken directly from their assets. No fancy accounting loopholes, just a bill of what is owed.

The taxation system has been a joke for a long time. When the wealthy get to essentially ignore their responsibilities to society, there isn't much reason for that society to continue hosting them. Our elites, are simply parasites.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

TRUST IN THE TAX SYSTEM

No no no, that's impossible. Of course everybody trust the tax system in USA completely. Trust it to favor the rich. And this case will 100% strengthen that trust.

Oh don't worry, I already had no trust in the tax system.

I think the train carrying trust in the American tax system left the station a looooong time ago….

If I sue the IRS for 10 Billion, do I get to not pay taxes also?

There was trust in the tax system?

Could? I don't trust a fucking thing from the government anymore.

The country I grew up in is fucking dead.

That ship has sailed

Just the tax system you say?

It was gone when it was gutted to prevent audits of rich people and DOGE’s decimation of the agency.

No fucking shit. But maybe it will open the eyes of some sleepers, one can hope.

I assume this will be challenged and found illegal. Anyone have industry knowledge?

LOOK AT ME EXPERTS! I DECLARE THAT I AM IMMUNE TO BULLETS, FIRE, EVIL EYE, OVERDRAFT FEES AND CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT DEADLINES!

OOOOOO BEWARE EXPERTS! BE SCARED AND SHOCKED!

It seems like right now the corruption in the Supreme Court is what's really fucking up the US.

If the corrupt individuals were removed, I imagine we might see corrections to the deterioration of the country.

Yeah the American tax system is my go to in trustworthy systems.

I don't have to honor any agreement that tool makes with himself. Neither do you.

Its funny how he thinks he and his pedo buddies think they are just going to get to walk away with all the shit they stole and a ruling from an institution they debased is going to protect them.

Chomo Caligula needs to hang

“Continue to” undermine