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belpejic

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3. This is just so infuriating

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 05:00 PM

23 hrs ago

So many people are having a hard time in this economy, and Trump is busy stealing money he does not need from the IRS, probably setting a bad precedent that other super wealthy people will use to further rip off US taxpayers. These people truly have no sense of shame or obligation to the country that allowed them to amass such fantastic wealth.

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Trump's lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president's $10B lawsuit [View all] BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago OP

Why do the words fox and henhouse come to mind? jls4561 23 hrs ago #1

not one thin dime NJCher 23 hrs ago #2

This is just so infuriating belpejic 23 hrs ago #3

"stealing money he does not need"..... SergeStorms 22 hrs ago #8

He and Frank Bisignano (another mobster) are going to work out how much to steal from the IRS. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #4

They are fucking LOOTING the Treasury right johnnyfins 23 hrs ago #5

The SYSTEM is so fucking RIGGED!! bluestarone 23 hrs ago #6

Theft Progressive dog 23 hrs ago #7

A gangster, as the UK's PM just said in the House of Commons Justice matters. 14 hrs ago #26

MaddowBlog-IRS signals negotiations with Trump over controversial $10 billion leak lawsuit LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #9

How is this even LEGAL. Someone please explain it to me. Callie1979 19 hrs ago #21

What a charade the IRS is performing. Buddyzbuddy 22 hrs ago #10

How can its release cause him embarrassment... eggplant 22 hrs ago #11

Welcome! MissouriDem47 21 hrs ago #12

He need about treefiddy JoseBalow 21 hrs ago #13

I'd award them one dollar in pennies. cstanleytech 21 hrs ago #14

This is corruption out in the open that we can see. Imagine the level of corruption we can't see. Doodley 21 hrs ago #15

If it were any other president doing this - republican or democrat - choie 20 hrs ago #16

If he gets away with this he will deserve Mussolini's fate. OGBuzz 20 hrs ago #17

I agree with you but perhaps follow the French Revolution .....like they did to Louis and Marie Antoniette Trueblue1968 20 hrs ago #18

I thought about it but don't you think the guillotene would be too quick and painless? OGBuzz 19 hrs ago #19

Dull blade Callie1979 19 hrs ago #20

👍 Love it. The duller, the better. OGBuzz 19 hrs ago #22

One more pressure point on Trump. Everything is closing in on him from every side. Martin68 19 hrs ago #23

Why wouldn't he just demand a trillion-dollar settlement? Orrex 17 hrs ago #24

The next time someone Mr. Evil 14 hrs ago #25

K & R for exposure of THEFT of taxpayer money. SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #27