via US news | The Guardian — In today’s newsletter: What an unprecedented scheme reveals about an increasingly uninhibited leadership – and what it might mean for American democracy Good morning. It has been two weeks since details of a settlement in the case of Trump v the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) first emerged. An out-of-court agreement with the US president created a $1.8bn fund for the Trump administration to dish out at its discretion. In response, the outrage has been unrelenting. Critics argue the result stinks

via The Parnas Perspective — Good morning everyone. It was a busy night and an even busier morning. President Trump had a rough stretch in the courts overnight. A federal judge reopened the IRS lawsuit and is now examining allegations that a fraud may have been committed on the court, while a federal judge in Washington is refusing to simply dismiss the indictment against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes because the Trump administration asked him to. Meanwhile, we have Trump’s physical exam results, new questions from do

via US news | The Guardian — This week, Donald Trump dropped a personal $10bn lawsuit he had against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a so-called anti-weaponisation fund. The $1.8bn fund will be used to compensate those who think they have been unfairly investigated by the government in the past. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the legal analyst Kristy Greenberg about why critics are calling this fund ‘corruption on steroids’ Continue reading...

via Home - CBSNews.com — President Trump's settlement with the IRS is getting mixed reactions from some Republicans and fierce pushback from Democrats. Former Republican Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan and Democratic strategist Cameron French join with analysis.

via Home - CBSNews.com — A one-page addendum to a Justice Department settlement, signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, stipulates that the Internal Revenue Service is barred from pursuing claims against President Trump, his company or his sons based on prior tax returns. Joe Garrison, a White House correspondent for USA Today, joins CBS News with more details.

via The Parnas Perspective — Good afternoon, everyone. There is an enormous amount of news to cover tonight. In a stunning and unprecedented settlement, the DOJ has permanently barred the IRS from auditing Donald Trump, his companies, or his family over any past unpaid taxes, a move critics are calling one of the clearest examples of political corruption in modern American history. We also have an exclusive report on a Pentagon exercise wargaming mass protests inside the United States in response to potential military actio

via Home - CBSNews.com — The Internal Revenue Service is permanently barred from pursuing claims against President Trump or his company based on prior tax returns, part of a controversial settlement deal between the Justice Department and Mr. Trump.

via US news | The Guardian — Addendum quietly slipped into widely criticized agreement creating a $1.7bn fund to compensate president’s allies 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

via PBS NewsHour - The Latest — The one-page document posted to the Department of Justice website Tuesday says the U.S. is "forever barred and precluded" from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons and the Trump organization's current tax issues.

via NBC News Top Stories — A federal judge is asking the Justice Department and President Donald Trump's private attorneys to explain whether his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he oversees as president, is the type of dispute federal courts can consider.U.S.