A $1.8 billion anti-weaponization settlement fund is described as being designed to protect the Trump family and reward loyalists. The IRS case involved Trump suing his own IRS as a private party, settling through attorneys who also served as personal lawyers, and obtaining an addendum signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that immunized Trump and his family from IRS audit or tax enforcement. The settlement is said to enshrine Trumpian language such as “unlawful raid at Mar-a-Lago” and “Russia collusion hoax” in official U.S. government documents. The fund is characterized as rewarding crimes admitted in open court, incentivizing future violence, chilling legitimate dissent, and erasing the historical record of Jan. 6.
"Cooney explains how President Trump sued his own IRS as a private party, settled the case through attorneys who have also been his personal lawyers, and then secured an addendum-signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche-immunizing Trump and his family from any IRS audit or tax-enforcement proceeding. Cooney calls it "practiced, skillful corruption.""
"Bernstein points out, this settlement enshrines Trumpian language- such as "unlawful raid at Mar-a-Lago" and "Russia collusion hoax"-in official U.S. government documents. Bernstein says it's vital to be clear about who stands to receive payouts: people convicted of seditious conspiracy, assaulting Capitol police officers, and other crimes they admitted to in open court."
"Cooney and Bernstein agree this fund doesn't just reward insurrection-it incentivizes future violence, chills legitimate dissent, and systematically erases the historical record of Jan. 6."
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