Post #4366865
2026-08-03 23:55 UTC
“Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/business/trump-irs-todd-blanche.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2lA.Q2un.NxSJqGsBapwi&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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@samlitzinger@journa.host 2026-08-04 00:13
“Where the I.R.S. previously made a point of regularly auditing whoever occupies the Oval Office, Mr. Trump has leveraged his control of the federal government to instead escape the scrutiny that every other modern president, not to mention every other regular taxpayer, has been subject to.”
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@huntingdon@mstdn.social 2026-08-04 00:42
@samlitzinger@journa.host GOP Congresscritters may not object to Trump giving himself an uprecedented immunity for past crimes and for all future tax audits. But it doesn't mean Trump's self-dealing is legal or will survive court challenges.