Trump now immune from IRS investigation

[Political-Junkie]

Apparently you've never heard of punitive damages.

You can be "harmed" 10 grand with the sale of a vehicle by a sleazy dealership, sue them, and the jury award you 250 grand with punitive awards. You don't "just" get the amount you were harmed. You can get much more in punitive recoveries. In fact, if you can prove by a preponderance of evidence, that the harm you received from them was intentional and designed to harm you in some way, punitive damages are almost guaranteed.

It certainly wasn't hard for Trump to prove that he was being investigated for no other reason other than he's Trump, hated by the left, and that they wanted to smear him for the upcoming campaign. They leaked his taxes, which are private. He had a right to sue, and sue the shit out of them. Violating rights comes with a hefty price.

How can there be punitive damages against the IRS when the IRS didn't leak his records? And there was no harm done to Trump by releasing records he said for years he wanted to release.

This was outright theft of our Treasury between a president and his former personal attorney who he placed into a position to steal almost $2 billion from the Treasury.

If you want to appreciate how outrageous this is, just look inward how you would feel if Obama or Biden pulled off a stunt like this.

 

[Political-Junkie]

He didn't prove it to you, but he doesn't have to. He proved it to a jury of his peers.



I have no idea. This has absolutely nothing to do with the OP. Typical whacko off-topic bullshit by you.

There was no jury. There was no judge. There was no trial. There never was going to be a trial because Trump knew he could never prevail suing the government he's in charge of in court. This was his strategy all along. Declare he was going to sue for some outrageous amount of money, but then "magnanimously" accept a settlement with his own former private attorney.

 

[Political-Junkie]

Trump is taking no money from the government, not even a salary. His family receives no government money either.

He just took almost $2 billion.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Trump is taking no money from the government, not even a salary. His family receives no government money either.

He just took almost $2 billion.

Technically the fund goes to pay others.

What Trump got through his personal defense attorney (now acting AG) was his through his suit of his own administration was to get the important part. The dropping of audits and any past tax liabilities.

That shuts down the estimated $100 Million in tax liabilities that Trump was under investigation for regarding a tower in Chicago where he attempted to deduct "losses" twice.

WW

 

[JohnDB]

Isn't this nice? It looks like part of the deal of dropping the suit is he can't be investigated by the IRS, him nor any of his companies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/trump-irs-doj-lawsuit-audit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jlA.8rF_.f2PERJ-lWivq

I guess when you are investigating him solely because you don't like him, it's known as lawfare and will fall apart as soon as a Trump friendly DOJ takes over.

Fruit of the poisonous vine.....
All its seeds get destroyed too.

It gives room afterwards for corruption.....

And Democrats cannot stand it. Their campaign required Trump to be guilty.

And truthfully their campaign was doomed from the start....why they chose it .....dunno.

But the DNC needs to fire whoever's idea it was.

 

[Political-Junkie]

Technically the fund goes to pay others.

What Trump got through his personal defense attorney (now acting AG) was his through his suit of his own administration was to get the important part. The dropping of audits and any past tax liabilities.

That shuts down the estimated $100 Million in tax liabilities that Trump was under investigation for regarding a tower in Chicago where he attempted to deduct "losses" twice.

WW

You'll recall, Robin Hood was the thief, even though he stole for others. The recipients of this stolen money did not take it. Trump and is former private attorney did.

 

[Lesh]

Really. Someone at the IRS leaked his private tax return, they used it to build a lawfare case against him, Trump sued the IRS for violating his rights and now the IRS has agreed to drop it and any other pending family efforts by the IRS.

Where was the IRS all these years in asking Pelosi or Omar how they became fabulously wealthy when they had no visible means of income for said money

On what way was Trump’s IRS return used against him?

Which case?

 

[airplanemechanic]

He didn’t fare too well in his many trials

Being guilty is like that

He had more cases dropped than prosecuted.

When you bring up bogus charges in a district that your client is well known and hated, getting a conviction is easier than candy from a baby. But that doesn't mean they're guilty, it mean's they're victims.

 

[airplanemechanic]

How can there be punitive damages against the IRS when the IRS didn't leak his records?

Because the records belong to the IRS. It is the IRS's responsibility to keep them secure. Failing to do that makes them guilty of at LEAST a civil crime, violation of privacy rights.

Trump didn't sue over the release of the years he approved, dumbass.

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

Trump thinks he is above the law

But, he is.
The US is collapsing and things like this will be brought up as key indicators by historians.

 

[airplanemechanic]

There was no jury. There was no judge. There was no trial. There never was going to be a trial because Trump knew he could never prevail suing the government he's in charge of in court. This was his strategy all along. Declare he was going to sue for some outrageous amount of money, but then "magnanimously" accept a settlement with his own former private attorney.

There doesn't need to be a trial. There can be a SETTLEMENT. You don't get a 10B settlement or agreement to drop the lawsuit and these kinds of agreements unless the case had merit.

Sorry, we know you hate Trump, but your TDS has you blinded.

 

[airplanemechanic]

He just took almost $2 billion.

No he didn't, that's to pay other people who were the victims of lawfare. Like the woman who was sentenced to 10 years in prison, when the facts of the case, AT BEST, support misdemeanor trespassing charges.

He's not taking any of it. Fuckin liar.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Trump didn't sue over the release of the years he approved, dumbass.

Interesting that you call someone "dumbass" ...

While believing that Trump approved the release of any of his tax records.

The number of years that Trump voluntarily released = 0.

The records not released by Littlejohn (IRS Contractor) were released by the Congress (House Ways and Means Committee).

WW

 

[airplanemechanic]

Interesting that you call someone "dumbass" ...

While believing that Trump approved the release of any of his tax records.

The number of years that Trump voluntarily released = 0.

The records not released by Littlejohn (IRS Contractor) were released by the Congress (House Ways and Means Committee).

WW

I thought Trump had approved of some years. I seem to remember that a few years ago, like during Trump 1.0.

If that's the case, then clearly he could sue for any releases of his IRS returns. Good for him. There are consequences to leaking personal data.

 

[WorldWatcher]

No he didn't, that's to pay other people who were the victims of lawfare. Like the woman who was sentenced to 10 years in prison, when the facts of the case, AT BEST, support misdemeanor trespassing charges.

He's not taking any of it. Fuckin liar.

It's true that Trump isn't getting any of the ~$1.8 Billion directly.

What he does get is having his personal defense attorney (now acting AG) shutting down the IRS case against Trump with a $100 Million tax liability for claiming loses on a Chicago tower twice. Inflating the loses and therefore under paying taxes.

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[WorldWatcher]

I thought Trump had approved of some years. I seem to remember that a few years ago, like during Trump 1.0.

Nope, he never voluntarity released records. What is in the public domain is based on Littlejohn (IRS Contractor) and Congressional action.

WW

 

[airplanemechanic]

Nope, he never voluntarity released records. What is in the public domain is based on Littlejohn (IRS Contractor) and Congressional action.

WW

Oh ok. Well good for him suing the shit out of them. His returns are his, and his only. They don't belong to any contractors or congress.

I do remember that when his taxes were leaked, they showed he paid millions and millions in taxes, and his returns were straight. The left didn't report that, they just moved onto the next "hate-Trump" mantra.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Oh ok. Well good for him suing the shit out of them. His returns are his, and his only. They don't belong to any contractors or congress.

I do remember that when his taxes were leaked, they showed he paid millions and millions in taxes, and his returns were straight. The left didn't report that, they just moved onto the next "hate-Trump" mantra.

Donald Trump 'paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017' - NY Times

The New York Times alleges years of tax avoidance, a claim the US president calls “fake news”.

www.bbc.com

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[my2¢]

I equate any "investigation" coming out of Washington with boondoggle.

 

[LeftofLeft]

It’s always a setback for Democrats when they cannot use agencies and courts as weapons against their political enemies.