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You have to be kidding - but you're not - Todd Blanche has topped his Ghislaine Maxwell interview BS - and DOJ memorializes the accomplishment - https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-anti-weaponization-fund -- (The entire press release as an image is presented below, so readers can either toggle to the original or use the image.)
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You may say to yourself, "That's Bad," but -- incredibly, this additional DOJ document piles it on -
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COMMENTARY AND REPORTING, SOME JUDGMENTAL
In determining whether a settlement is reasonable, black letter law is online in cases, e.g., here:
In determining whether the proposed settlement is fair and reasonable, a court should consider the totality of circumstances, including but not limited to the following factors: (1) the plaintiffs range of possible recovery; (2) the extent to which "the settlement will enable the parties to avoid anticipated burdens and expenses in establishing their respective claims and defenses"; (3) the seriousness of the litigation risks faced by the parties; (4) whether "the settlement agreement is the product of arm's-length bargaining between experienced counsel"; and (5) the possibility of fraud or collusion. [citations omitted]
Something readers may try -- Do: search = trump irs collusive litigation
That gets into the online reporting and analysis of numerous news outlets. Representative of some coverage:
Trump Sued His Own Government, then Settled for Nearly $2B and a 'Forever' Ban on Auditing His Family or Businesses
President Donald Trump made a shocking political move this week, as he agreed to drop a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in exchange for his Department of Justice creating a nearly $2 billion "anti-weaponization fund."
The $1.776 billion fund will be used to "compensate President Donald Trump’s allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the previous administration," CNN reported on Monday, May 18, with Trump later confirming that it could include Jan. 6 Capitol rioters.
"This is reimbursing people that were horribly treated... They've been weaponized. They've been, in some cases, imprisoned wrongly. They've paid legal fees that they didn't have, they've gone bankrupt," Trump said when asked by reporters why taxpayer money should go to rioters. "Their lives have been destroyed, and they turned out to be right."
As part of their settlement with the DOJ, Trump, his eldest sons Don Jr. and Eric, and the Trump organization are barred from receiving funds related to the IRS, as well as a lawsuit involving the 2022 search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and the 2016 Russia collusion investigation. However, sources told ABC News that "entities associated with Trump are not explicitly barred from filing additional claims."
When asked if he or his family will seek compensation from the fund, Trump dodged the question, saying, "It'll all be dependent on a committee. A committee is being set up of very talented people, very highly respected people... I do believe there has to be compensation for people that were destroyed."
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On Tuesday, May 19, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche shared updated terms of the settlement that included even more shocking perks for Trump and his family. The agreement essentially prohibits the IRS from investigating Trump's taxes and extends the umbrella of protection to his family members and companies.
According to the settlement, the government agency is "hereby FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED" from pursuing "examinations" of Trump or "related or affiliated individuals...or parties including trusts, parent, sister, or related companies, affiliates, and subsidiaries."
Blanche's waiver specifically includes "tax returns filed before the effective date" of the settlement.
A very talented committee? The Crabgrass view of things is, imagine a ten foot tall pile of horseshit, wide enough so that if Trump, Blanche, and the very talented committee members all where standing behind it you could not see anyone from the other side. Opinions will differ.
The opening of the post, in an Epstein Files context, linked to Blanche on youtube in what arguably was a "doth protest too much" moment; you judge it. His demeanor. The cut of his jib. The man is an example of something.
Wholly unrelated, the word "shyster" has grown into use to fit certain situations, to the point there is Wiki speculation:
Various etymologies have suggested an antisemitic origin, possibly associated with the character of Shylock from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, but there is no clear evidence for this.[4] One source asserts that the term originated in Philadelphia in 1843 from a disreputable attorney named "Schuster."[5]
Not that anyone would apply that word to Acting Attorney General Balnche, nor to his predecestor. They are honorable lawyers. Both. And don't look at their boss. He of course is wholly honorable himself. And offspring, all honorable.
Just, how do you define honorable?