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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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[–] thlibos@thelemmy.club 11 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

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

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] tortina_original@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours 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.

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Remember that if you criticize the Democratic party and don't 'vote blue no matter who,' you're a Russian operative undermining the US election process. It's not that you have a fully functional brain and see both sides are actually all on one side. Russian operative. Only option.

/s, fucking Americans

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

America is 100% a country of selfish cowards.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] tacoplease@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

This is what the 2A is for.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Problem is, most of the ones who have the guns are also the ones that like him and his corruption.

[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 hours ago

Americans are far too chickenshit to do anything like that.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

Huh. I wonder if Spanky has something to hide, hmmmm?

[–] underThunder@thelemmy.club 30 points 9 hours 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.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Normal is what got us here. It's been a long time coming. Time to start lobbing mortars at the White House when he's in the shower.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 19 points 8 hours 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.

[–] blackbearjesus27@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

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

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 109 points 12 hours 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 29 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 13 points 10 hours ago

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

[–] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours 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?

[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 64 points 11 hours ago (2 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.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

You dropped this

IF

[–] leoj@piefed.social 14 points 11 hours 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 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 6 points 8 hours ago

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

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 9 hours ago

Joke of a country

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 56 points 12 hours ago

Clearly the behavior of someone that has nothing to hide.

Also,

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago (1 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.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

You’re totally right since this doesn’t even come close to passing the smell test. I just like when they dunk on this shit. Not that anyone will ever do anything about it.

[–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 21 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

what a stupid time to be alive.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I really should have killed myself like I said I would. But fuck, I want to be part of the world's largest block party when he fucking dies.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 hours ago

So far he is right.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 21 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 hours ago

Look if your gonna take whatever incredible mind altering drugs youre on the least you could do is share them with the rest of the class

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

You only do this if you have something to hide.

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 12 points 10 hours ago

Cool and normal.

[–] Meat_Of_Nan@lemmy.world 15 points 11 hours ago

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

[–] Janx@piefed.social 7 points 10 hours ago

Totally normal thing to see in a healthy democracy.

[–] henfredemars@lemdro.id 6 points 10 hours ago

So cool. Much rule of law.

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The fund amount is a dog whistle for 1776.

[–] tacoplease@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

1776 for Trump, zero for you.