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In reply to the discussion: Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit [View all]sop
(19,293 posts)Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the guy in charge of the DOJ, and the Trump henchman who ostensibly would have to approve this $1.7B settlement, was literally Trump's personal lead defense attorney, representing him in three major criminal trials: the Manhattan hush money case which resulted in a conviction on 34 felony counts, the federal classified documents case in Florida that alleged Trump mishandled classified records at his Mar-a-Lago estate, and the 2020 election interference case which accused Trump of conspiring to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election. Blanche was appointed as Acting Attorney General by Trump when Bondi was fired for not being sufficiently corrupt.
IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano, "a newly created position," is the guy in charge of all day-to-day operations at the IRS, and there when Trump's $10B suit was filed. Bisignano was appointed by, and reports directly to, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. Before being appointed as Secretary of the Treasury by Trump, Bessent served as an "economic advisor, fundraiser, and major donor for the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign." And Bisignano "donated over $125,000 to Trump's 2020 presidential campaign," and his wife, Tracy, "donated over $931,000 to Trump's 2024 campaign."
The corruption is breathtaking.