Appreciated this section (p 33-34)
The gravamen of the “settlement agreement” is to fund claims premised on events including those arising from, inter alia, the Mar-a-Lago Documents Case and the events of January 6, 2021.46 Indeed, these two cases have been referenced as quintessential Anti-Weaponization and Lawfare claims.47 Instead of either recusing48 because of their previous representations or vigorously defending this lawsuit as required to do so by DOJ
policies and procedures,49 these lawyers agreed to a “settlement” involving a staggering amount of money potentially benefitting former clients.
Moreover, the Release Order, signed only by Acting Attorney General Blanche, extends a blanket grant of immunity to all Plaintiffs and their families and “affiliates,” and precludes all “current or possible” investigations or actions before any other agencies or departments.50 The Release Order also purports to bar the IRS from conducting any future tax audits of President Trump, his sons, and their entities.51 This provision directly contravenes 26 U.S.C. § 7217, titled “Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations,” which states:
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.
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