Trump’s $10 Billion Shakedown of IRS Takes Unnervingly Corrupt Turn
Indeed, ABC also reports that under the settlement, Trump can remove members of the commission overseeing the new fund without cause. And it would not be required to disclose its decisions regarding the award of compensation:
Trump’s proposed commission is expected to consist of five members who would issue monetary awards based on a majority vote, and the process of awarding the money and the identity of the recipient could remain confidential, sources said.
In short, Trump’s Justice Department is reaching a “deal” with him that creates a new MAGA slush fund of over a billion dollars of taxpayer money. It’s overseen by people who can distribute the loot without any transparency, people who Trump can fire for any reason – for example, for not giving money to anyone Trump wants them to give it to. Including his insurgent army.
In our interview, Raskin highlighted other obviously corrupt aspects of this affair. He emphasized that the Treasury Judgment Fund is supposed to distribute its settlements and judgments in accordance with actually existing judicial or administrative proceedings involving actual victims of the government. As Raskin’s team notes, depending on the details, relevant agencies and government officials must approve these payments, and they are disclosed to Congress and the public.
