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pat_k

(13,905 posts)
Thu May 21, 2026, 02:22 PM Thursday

Stop calling it an f-ing "settlement" [View all]


https://apnews.com/article/irs-trump-settlement-tax-returns-police-capitol-riot-fc73eb5f35481bb6d8892ac1e14e98bd

...The lawsuit claims the government’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is an illegal slush fund that Trump will use to “finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence in his name.” It describes the fund’s creation as “the most brazen act of presidential corruption this century” and calls for dissolving it.
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The fund stems from a settlement of Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns.


For the love of journalistic integrity, stop calling this a settlement. There was no "controversy" to settle. Suing yourself and then "settling" with yourself with OUR tax dollars isn't just the most corrupt act by a president this century, it is the most corrupt act in our history. Heather Cox Richardson is spot on on this:



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Ari Melber called it a "Thug" Fund. yellow dahlia Thursday #1
At least WAPO had the decency to put it in quotes. pat_k Thursday #7
Weisman called it theft. GoodRaisin Thursday #10
And so it is. Attempted theft. However you look at it. pat_k Friday #25
If Trump robbed a bank at gunpoint, everyone would just call it a "settlement." Irish_Dem Thursday #2
The next president better check that he hasn't made off with fort knox gold a la Marcos. pat_k Thursday #8
100% certain trump has already made off with some gold Irish_Dem Thursday #9
Given his obsession with gold, you're probably right. pat_k Thursday #24
He keeps talking about checking to make sure none of it has been stolen. Irish_Dem Friday #26
or shot someone on Fifth Avenue MadameButterfly Thursday #18
Part of his presidential duties. Irish_Dem Thursday #20
Essentially it's an extortion payout...nt Wounded Bear Thursday #3
It's not even that because there was no threat. pat_k Thursday #4
Understand it was a setup. Start a bogus "threat" of a lawsuit and then settle out of court... Wounded Bear Thursday #5
Yep. Add the con about hey, the IRS cannot audit me for that crime AND Justice matters. Thursday #6
Well said! The judge herself noted clearly that there was NO "settlement." spooky3 Thursday #11
Al least The Prospect makes this clear... pat_k Thursday #14
"Cop beaters" slush fund.......Sheldon Whitehouse Bengus81 Thursday #12
One or two cops were killed. MLWR Thursday #13
Officer Brian Sicknick's death the following night was clearly a direct result pat_k Thursday #19
Cop killers reward money. BattleRow Thursday #22
"Anti Law Enforcement Slush Fund" RB77 Thursday #23
Judge is taking the position that the lawsuit does not include any settlement LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #15
"there is no settlement of record" pat_k Thursday #17
SETTLEMENT MY ASS! BBbats Thursday #16
The fact that even some trumpublicans balked speaks to how monumentally corrupt it is. pat_k Friday #27
Amen. SergeStorms Thursday #21
Right after I start. Iggo Friday #28
The plea was to news outlets... even half-way decent ones, that persist in calling it a "settlement" pat_k Friday #29
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