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Rhiannon12866

(258,476 posts) Wed May 13, 2026, 10:55 PM 7 hrs ago

'The mob has a word for that': Trump seeks BILLIONS in taxpayer cash in IRS suit - All In - MS NOW

Chris Hayes says Trump’s IRS lawsuit settlement could be “the greatest heist in American history.” “A direct transfer of billions of your taxpayer dollars to Donald Trump—all dressed up as a ‘settlement’ of a lawsuit in which he is both the plaintiff and the defendant,” says Hayes. - Aired on 05/13/2026.

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'The mob has a word for that': Trump seeks BILLIONS in taxpayer cash in IRS suit - All In - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 7 hrs ago OP

How you know it's a grift: no_hypocrisy 46 min ago #1

no_hypocrisy

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1. How you know it's a grift:

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Thu May 14, 2026, 05:34 AM

46 min ago

One: It's Trump and his concept of "The Art of the Deal", and

Two: It would get thrown out in Court. You can't have a settlement without a filed claim. Otherwise, it's a mere agreement. BTW, per Contract Law, an agreement whose terms are based upon illegal terms is illegitimate and unenforceable.

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