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BumRushDaShow

(172,980 posts)
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 07:44 AM 19 hrs ago

DOJ agency claims it has no records of Trump's shady IRS settlement

Source: Raw Story

June 11, 2026 9:50PM ET


A Department of Justice division claimed it had no records related to President Donald Trump's IRS settlement, a watchdog reported.

According to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the DOJ's Civil Division came up empty-handed when responding to a request for records related to the settlement that led to Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.

The $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund came out of a settlement in the case Trump v. IRS, a $10 billion lawsuit over the leaking of the Trump family and organization's tax returns. CREW filed the request to see DOJ documents related to the settlement that created the fund, but "DOJ's Civil Division claims to have no record of so much as being notified about Trump's case," the watchdog reported.

CREW was expecting some paper trail, given the amount of money involved and the fact that it was the first time a sitting president had sued and settled a case with their own administration.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/doj-anti-weaponization-fund-2677030874/



REFERENCE - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143669057
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DOJ agency claims it has no records of Trump's shady IRS settlement (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago OP
Dirty....................... Lovie777 19 hrs ago #1
So POOF it just happened. No emails, no meetings, nothing. underpants 19 hrs ago #2
The DOJ has been completely corrupted by Trump and his fascists. hadEnuf 18 hrs ago #3
Well... OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #4
Except that WE get arrested for it! Bayard 18 hrs ago #6
And if we owe the IRS money..... SergeStorms 15 hrs ago #17
The $10 billion IRS suit was just Trump's illegal scheme to "pardon" himself for existing and future tax liabilities. sop 18 hrs ago #5
I believe that the Pardon law needs to be updated ... aggiesal 16 hrs ago #11
I feel the same way. patphil 16 hrs ago #12
Pardon power melm00se 15 hrs ago #14
Still needs to be changed. This just makes it harder. n/t aggiesal 15 hrs ago #18
As I recall popsdenver 14 hrs ago #19
Ford did the same for Nixon. 🤔💭 n/t aggiesal 14 hrs ago #21
and it should be applied to governors, too. Wonder Why 10 hrs ago #28
I think he will pull a Richard Nixon and get pardoned by his VP the next day without punishment. GreenWave 9 hrs ago #32
Vance could only pardon Trump if he resigns the presidency before the end of his term, or is impeached and removed. sop 9 hrs ago #33
Dear God. It was a back room deal. Baitball Blogger 18 hrs ago #7
The Senate needs to remove the asshole Blanche mdbl 18 hrs ago #8
If there's no record liberalgunwilltravel 17 hrs ago #9
Pedo the felon will claim (lie) his removal was "rigged" and that... Justice matters. 14 hrs ago #22
Did they look in the Mar-a-Lagos bathroom? He likes to keep the important stuff in there. Midnight Writer 17 hrs ago #10
"Records? We don't need no stinkin' records!" WestMichRad 16 hrs ago #13
Damn, my unlawful, lying DOJ at it again. republianmushroom 15 hrs ago #15
Didn't we hear the same thing about the Epstein files (at first)? choie 15 hrs ago #16
Immcaculant Conception of a Settlement North Coast Lawyer 14 hrs ago #20
Absolute nuts! HighFired49 13 hrs ago #23
I call... ultralite001 13 hrs ago #24
Judge overseeing the lawsuit said there was no "settlement" involved when it was dropped wishstar 11 hrs ago #25
They quite likely are telling the truth SorellaLaBefana 11 hrs ago #26
Oh! Those records. We thought you meant LPs. Wonder Why 10 hrs ago #27
"Oh, wait a second! [delete][delete][delete] OK, we have no records." William Seger 10 hrs ago #29
I smell a rat.... Ford_Prefect 9 hrs ago #30
Clear Cut Fraud IbogaProject 9 hrs ago #31

hadEnuf

(3,677 posts)
3. The DOJ has been completely corrupted by Trump and his fascists.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 08:10 AM
18 hrs ago

As if we believe anything they have to say.

SergeStorms

(20,965 posts)
17. And if we owe the IRS money.....
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 11:52 AM
15 hrs ago

interest and penalties are compounded daily.

Just not for Dozy-Dementia-Don, his family, and his billionaire pals. They get the gold mine, we get the shaft. (All apologies to Jerry Reed.)

sop

(19,665 posts)
5. The $10 billion IRS suit was just Trump's illegal scheme to "pardon" himself for existing and future tax liabilities.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 08:23 AM
18 hrs ago

A presidential pardon can forgive criminal liability and fines for federal tax evasion, but it cannot forgive the underlying civil tax liabilities, penalties, or interest; the pardoned individual would still have to pay back taxes and civil debts owed to the government. Essentially, Trump illegally pardoned himself for his IRS tax liabilities.

In all likelihood, Trump will also issue a presidential pardon to himself before his term is over. That's illegal as well, but he'll do it anyway.

aggiesal

(10,976 posts)
11. I believe that the Pardon law needs to be updated ...
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:19 AM
16 hrs ago

that a President can't pardon anyone that's committed crimes on his/her behalf or while working in their administration during the time the crime was committed.
Otherwise it's the textbook definition of corruption.

patphil

(9,278 posts)
12. I feel the same way.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:45 AM
16 hrs ago

If the President can pardon people who commit crimes in his name, then he's no different from the criminals he pardoned. He's simply the crime boss who has his underlings do his dirty work.

melm00se

(5,182 posts)
14. Pardon power
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 11:16 AM
15 hrs ago

is not derived from legislation but rather from the Constitution, so changes will require a constitutional amendment.

popsdenver

(2,746 posts)
19. As I recall
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:11 PM
14 hrs ago

This is not the first time that a corrupt Republican President has pardoned a ton of corrupt Republican Party criminals.......

Over a hundred of Reagan's administration were indicted for Felony criminal conduct, and awaiting trial, at the end of his second term.....HWBush, his first day as President, issued sweeping pardons to all of them and other lesser degenerates from the past eight years......

GreenWave

(12,877 posts)
32. I think he will pull a Richard Nixon and get pardoned by his VP the next day without punishment.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 05:36 PM
9 hrs ago

We should be extremely outraged.



and subsequently

sop

(19,665 posts)
33. Vance could only pardon Trump if he resigns the presidency before the end of his term, or is impeached and removed.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 05:45 PM
9 hrs ago

Or, God forbid, if Vance is elected president in 2028.

Baitball Blogger

(52,795 posts)
7. Dear God. It was a back room deal.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 08:42 AM
18 hrs ago

Wink, wink. Nudge nudge.

Yup. This one won’t make it past the expiration of this Administration’s term. If nothing else, there should have been a settlement agreement.

mdbl

(8,866 posts)
8. The Senate needs to remove the asshole Blanche
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:05 AM
18 hrs ago

Of course, with the spineless weenies in charge of the Senate, this won't happen.

liberalgunwilltravel

(1,286 posts)
9. If there's no record
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:21 AM
17 hrs ago

There’s no deal. As soon as the criminal organization is removed, start the audits immediately and impose all appropriate fines.

Justice matters.

(10,170 posts)
22. Pedo the felon will claim (lie) his removal was "rigged" and that...
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:59 PM
14 hrs ago

the "removers" cheated (projection) and will refuse to leave.

We all know how easy it is for him to con everyone in his cult.

choie

(7,082 posts)
16. Didn't we hear the same thing about the Epstein files (at first)?
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 11:41 AM
15 hrs ago

Goddamn corrupt liars.

HighFired49

(531 posts)
23. Absolute nuts!
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:10 PM
13 hrs ago

From the article:
"Given the extraordinary way this case unfolded, a settlement of this magnitude leaving no trace in the files of the divisions typically responsible for it is yet another striking confirmation of the irregular, collusive process that produced an enormously corrupt result," CREW wrote.

If there is no trace, then there is no case, and there can be no transfer of funds. Problem solved. I was going to say "case settled", but there doesn't seem to be one. This is totally crazy crap, and some folks need to see time behind bars! Hell, give him an IOU from the Easter Bunny and call it good.

wishstar

(5,839 posts)
25. Judge overseeing the lawsuit said there was no "settlement" involved when it was dropped
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 03:54 PM
11 hrs ago

Trump just dropped the case without any mention in court of any settlement according to the judge.

SorellaLaBefana

(531 posts)
26. They quite likely are telling the truth
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:09 PM
11 hrs ago

There was no 'settlement' because there was no 'case'. The presiding judge made this clear at the time.

Therefore there are no legal records as this was simply an extra-legal theft by crime boss DJT

IbogaProject

(6,136 posts)
31. Clear Cut Fraud
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 05:23 PM
9 hrs ago

Fraud only requires the action to be bad enough to "Shock a Reasonable or Ordinary Person".

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