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President Donald Trump\u2019s pick for attorney general, acting attorney general Todd Blanche, had his nomination withdrawn on Thursday \u2014 and a legal expert argues this proves Trump plans on continuing an act of self-dealing that would net millions upon millions for Trump and his supporters.<\/p>\n

Read more The upside of Trump\u2019s betrayal of Senate Republicans<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cTrump would rather pull Blanche\u2019s nomination for AG than allow him to commit in writing that Trump\u2019s IRS deal is off,\u201d former US attorney Barb McQuade posted on X on Thursday. \u201cThe immunity Blanche granted to Trump from IRS audits is a windfall that some experts estimate is worth $100 million in taxpayer funds for Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), a powerful senator and usual Trump supporter, had earlier asked Blanche if he had a copy of the settlement agreement regarding the $1.776 billion fund. The fund was settled between Trump and the IRS he controls, as negotiated by the Justice Department he also controls, based on his lawsuit blaming the IRS for leaking his tax returns, litigation scholars overwhelmingly agreed was frivolous. The agreement also promised to give the money to Trump supporters who claimed they were wronged by the government, while Trump himself would receive protection from future audits for himself and his family.<\/p>\n

“This settlement agreement can be modified, may be modified only upon the written agreement of the parties,\u201d the settlement agreement read, as recited by Blanche to Cornyn. \u201cHas there been a written agreement of the parties to modify the settlement fund?”<\/p>\n

Blanche replied that because the fund was not going forward, there was no need to modify it.<\/p>\n

“Well, so the settlement agreement remains as it was originally,\u201d Cornyn said. \u201cBut I hear what you’re saying is it \u2014 is the settlement agreement enforceable as a contract by the parties?”<\/p>\n

Read more Trump\u2019s \u2018Princess of Darkness\u2019 gets policies for cash: report<\/a><\/p>\n

Blanche admitted that the settlement agreement remains an “enforceable document.”<\/p>\n

Speaking to AlterNet about the fund in June, potential slush fund applicant Sam Nunberg elaborated on why he was considering applying.<\/p>\n

\u201cI certainly think that the [former special counsel Robert] Mueller investigation, at a minimum, everyone who was either investigated or a witness should be compensated, because that investigation never should have been initiated,\u201d Nunberg said.<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cI don’t necessarily fault the rank-and-file staff, but once they opened that investigation, it was really \u2014 any association with Donald J. Trump meant you were going to have to hire a white-collar attorney.\u201d He also claimed that because of the investigations into Trump\u2019s 2016 presidential campaign he was forced \u201cto inform my clients, as a fiduciary duty, that I’ve been called into the investigation. Things like that. I thought it was extremely unfair. It was arbitrary. It didn’t have to be started.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Blanche surrenders unredacted Epstein files within minutes of judge\u2019s deadline<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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