The Justice Department settlement of the Trump IRS lawsuit is criticized for looking terrible, including a blanket guarantee that the president and his family will never face an IRS audit. A $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund funded by taxpayers is also criticized for being distributed to people claiming Biden-era lawfare without an evident requirement to show evidence. The timing is framed as worsening public perception alongside disclosures of thousands of stock trades and a large reported increase in personal fortune. Additional concerns are raised about lucrative crypto dealings by the president’s sons with foreign parties. The criticism extends to Republican senators who oppose the fund, with internal GOP meetings described as chaotic.
"The Trump Justice Department settlement of the Trump IRS lawsuit looks terrible, argued the Post. A blanket guarantee that the prez and his family will never ever face an IRS audit? A $1.8 billon anti-weaponization fund,' courtesy of the taxpayers, to be doled out to people who claim they were victimized by Biden-era lawfare' with no evident need to even show evidence? This is on a par with Joe's final-days blanket pardons for Hunter and the rest of the Biden clan."
"And it landed about the same time the prez disclosed that his personal account has made 3,600 stock trades with total values of $220 million to $750 million while he's in office. The editorial continued: His personal fortune has reportedly more than doubled since his second term began, from $2.4 billion to $6.3 billion. Add in his sons' extensive, highly lucrative crypto dealings with Gulf state Arabs and other foreigners."
"None of it is a good look, however legal or above board it may in fact be. It comes at a time when regular Americans suffer spiking energy prices (and the ensuing economic troubles) caused by the Iran war sacrifices that may be worth the gain of permanently defanging the Islamic Republic, but sacrifices nonetheless."
"The Post isn't the only right-leaning entity to take note of the bad optics; a number of Republican senators have also come out against the $1.8 Anti-Weaponization Fund. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's meeting with the GOP caucus about the issue was described as a sh*tshow, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) sent his members home shortly after it."
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