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The justice department quietly added a provision barring the IRS from auditing Donald Trump’s tax returns on Tuesday, amending a widely criticized agreement that creates a secretive and loosely controlled $1.776bn fund to compensate allies of the president.

The addendum, signed by Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, says the government is “forever barred” and “precluded” from examining the tax returns of Trump, his family, company and “related companies”. The agreement applies to anything filed before the agreement was reached. It was posted on the justice department website on Tuesday morning, a day after the department announced creation of the fund.

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[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It literally doesn't fucking matter what Trump says, or what one of his Nazi Lackeys signs.

We can do whatever the fuck we want to him and his family. Seize their assets and prosecute every Trump under RICO laws? Sure. Drag him into court and prosecute him for fraud and insider trading? Doesn't matter if the Supreme Court says no; those fuckers can hang right next to him.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago

What kind of malarkey is this? The writers of real life should be fired

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 151 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lol. That's not a thing. This is an outright signal that they missed something that was easily open to prosecution.

[–] toast@retrolemmy.com 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 15 points 3 days ago

"Missed" meaning they probably disclosed something they were supposed to keep off the books.

[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 97 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Trump is merely a vigorous test of the American democratic system, and that system has thoroughly failed. It lacks safeguards, guardrails, and checks and balances. If USA survives Trump presidency, and that is an IF, they need to rectify all of its failings immediately. Otherwise they are just inviting another authoritarian to take it over and make it a dictatorship.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

I think it's time to roll credits on this experiment :(

[–] leoj@piefed.social 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

maybe we survive just because he is an incompetent baffoon and this is the wake up call that fixes everything... Right? Tell me its gonna be ok mommy?

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It might be if we don't turn around and elect Joe Biden or some other dinosaur again

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 15 points 3 days ago

“You’ll get who Israel wants and you’ll like it.” -Chuck Schumer

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[–] thlibos@thelemmy.club 45 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

LOL, you mean until a future addendum undoing it and then it's like it never existed? Clowns..

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No no it's for super infinity forever + 1.

[–] thlibos@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 days ago

Stephen Miiler called it! No take backs!

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I starting to believe Paula Poundstone and think trump is so tired of losing that he's trying to get "fired" by these egregious, in-your-face acts.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lmao imagine Trump sweating while eating a Big Mac and wondering what the hell else he could do to get fired. He participated in a pedophile ring, started a war, kidnapped the leader of a foreign country, killed hundreds of thousands of people during Covid. Like WTH else could he do at this point.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I agree. I just hope that, way deep down, american citizens will encounter a tipping-point.

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 69 points 3 days ago

Clearly the behavior of someone that has nothing to hide.

Also,

[–] Prikkeres@feddit.nl 5 points 2 days ago

After ten long years of no consequences whatsoever, I’m kinda leaning to the you-brought-this-on-yourselves… Still wish you good luck, though.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This is fascism. It's our new reality. Be ready for very bad times.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Ready? We've been living in them for a while now...

[–] tacoplease@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (6 children)

This is what the 2A is for.

[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

Americans are far too chickenshit to do anything like that.

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[–] underThunder@thelemmy.club 32 points 3 days ago (2 children)

How are we letting this become normal? Most of the American public will believe anything just as long as they don't have to think too much about it.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago

Because if you try to discuss what needs to be done on the typical means of communication in the 21st century (i.e., fascist-controlled social media), you'll be censored (and possibly referred to the FBI for prosecution as a "terrorist") before you can even begin to get organized.

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[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They will receive justice. Otherwise the US is just a failed state.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Name one president who has received justice for criminal acts in the USA in 250 years.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

True. 🤷‍♂️🤷🤷‍♀️

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

What was does not need to be what will be, things can change. If we somehow claw things back from the fascists I, for one, will be screaming from rooftops if the Trump crime family is not imprisoned entirely or forced to run somewhere like Russia.

[–] tortina_original@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

US has been a failed state for a long time. It's just that Americans wouldn't see it. Any attempt to talk about corruption and dangers of 2 party system (and both parties have same owners) was always met with ridicule and chest beating. I suppose decades of propaganda that never stopped did its thing. And now those same people are asking me what are they supposed to do, because there is nothing they can do (according to their own words)? Always fucking victims. Same people that bragged about 2nd amendment and their heroism and freedoms are now victim tweeting all day long. And they think that is resistance. They can't handle the thought of losing their comfort(s).

America is a country of cowards now. And it didn't use to be.

I always used to say that US' biggest export was corruption. It still is.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 3 days ago

Joke of a country

[–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 26 points 3 days ago (3 children)

what a stupid time to be alive.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I can't wait until they audit him for real, and he starts screaming about his "Perfect Settlement."

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[–] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm gonna stop having my taxes deducted ahead of time. It's not much, but fuck them. Why let them get the interest?

[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They charge an underpayment penalty for doing that now.

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[–] Meat_Of_Nan@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

More like the Injustice Department. This country is a f*cking joke.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I am looking forward to the "LegalEagle" breakdown of how this is complete bullshit….

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You don't need an expert to tell you this is bullshit, it's complete bullshit, the president is a citizen of the United States like the rest of us.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Not according to SCOTUS. They ruled he is above the laws.

Lemmy Americans are bizarre, you guys really don't understand what has been happening since 2025.

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[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 12 points 3 days ago

Cool and normal.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)

That won't outlast the next administration. If there is one.

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Can't wait for them discover even more crimes that won't result in charges.

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[–] blackbearjesus27@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Well he could release them then right? Wasnt that the reason he would never release them previously?

[–] Janx@piefed.social 9 points 3 days ago

Totally normal thing to see in a healthy democracy.

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