I.R.S. Prohibited From Pursuing Audits of Trump & His Family

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

As part of the Justice Department's compensation fund deal, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving President Trump's tax returns, that are pending.

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Criminality.

Sexual perversion.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-19 03:39 PM | Reply

Thread is up: Trumps DOJ Deal: No Audits For Him, Family, Businesses

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-19 03:44 PM | Reply

Biden pardoned his entire family.

Kind of hard for dems to complain about Trump now.

#3 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-19 10:59 PM | Reply

" Biden pardoned his entire family."

AFTER Trump publicly threatened them.

You're watching "news" from sources who think you can't handle the full truth.

#4 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-19 11:25 PM | Reply

He can't.

#5 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-05-19 11:34 PM | Reply

Dan,

"AFTER Trump publicly threatened them."

That's actually immaterial.

Biden did it.

Applying justification after the fact doesn't really change that.

#6 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 12:09 AM | Reply

"That's actually immaterial."

Trump threatened them with LAWFARE.

It's VERY material.

#7 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-20 12:33 AM | Reply

" Applying justification after the fact doesn't really change that."

WTF are you talking about?!? We've lived through the proof ever since.

Trump's DOJ has committed LAWFARE on a near-daily basis. They've filed suit and failed against James Comey, Leticia James, and others who they couldn't even get a warrant for, the case was so weak.

Your "news" outlets think you're stupid.

#8 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-20 12:51 AM | Reply

Biden pardoned his entire family.

Kind of hard for dems to complain about Trump now.

#3 | Posted by BillJohnson

Duhhhhh BiDenZ!! STFU you stupid unAmerican pile of s*&^.

It's only fair.
Look what Biden did for his family.
Where was the outrage then?
It may be difficult for Democrats to say much about this without sounding hypocritical.
#25 | Posted by BillJohnson

F*&^ you, Bill. Go f*&^ yourself.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 12:53 AM | Reply

"That's actually immaterial."

That's one of the dumbest things I've ever read. Of course it's material: Trump threatened lawfare after he'd won the presidency, but before he had taken office.

What, did your "news" outlets forget to report that part?

#10 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-20 12:53 AM | Reply

"AFTER Trump publicly threatened them."

That's actually immaterial.

Biden did it.

Applying justification after the fact doesn't really change that.

#6 | Posted by BillJohnson

Look you unAmerican dumbf*&^ pile of worthless Santorum, Trump oversees BOTH of those agencies as the leader of the executive. The DoJ is supposed to be independent, but this is the kind of corrupt, ridiculous s*&^ you get when it's not.

And stupid f*&^s like you cheer it cuz duhhhhhh BiDeNz!!! Just like you've been told to.

How does it feel to be a stupid, brainless pile of stupid trained monkey s*&^, Bill?

It's only fair.
Look what Biden did for his family.
Where was the outrage then?
It may be difficult for Democrats to say much about this without sounding hypocritical.
#25 | Posted by BillJohnson

F*&^ you, Bill. Go f*&^ yourself.

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 12:56 AM | Reply

Your "news" outlets think you're stupid.

#8 | Posted by Danforth

They're not wrong.

Bill is probably stoked he might finally get his Trump phone.

Of course, when he finds out it only works after he's input a credit card number and authorized a monthly "donation," he'll just blame Biden while cherry picking quotes from his Trump bible to justify it.

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 12:59 AM | Reply

Dan,

It's immaterial for what I said.

Biden pardoned his family.

It will be hard to attack Trump for doing something similar.

Are you suggesting maybe Trump played Biden?

He threatened Biden thinking he might do something like he did.

Then Trump waited for the right moment to play his hand?

#13 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 01:31 AM | Reply

You're a stupid piece of s*&^, Bill.

#14 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 01:34 AM | Reply

It's only fair.
Look what Biden did for his family.
Where was the outrage then?
It may be difficult for Democrats to say much about this without sounding hypocritical.
#25 | Posted by BillJohnson

F*&^ you, Bill. Go f*&^ yourself.

#15 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 01:34 AM | Reply

Dan,

I believe Trump probably would exploit people's weaknesses.

Trump likes to win.

He isn't someone I would want to go up against.

#16 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 01:45 AM | Reply

" It's immaterial for what I said. Biden pardoned his family."

If you think Biden pardoning his family AFTER the PRESIDENT-ELECT had publicly threatened lawfare against them is immaterial, you're a moron.

#17 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-20 02:06 AM | Reply

I believe Trump probably would exploit people's weaknesses.

Trump likes to win.

He isn't someone I would want to go up against.

#16 | Posted by BillJohnson

That's because you're a stupid piece of unAmerican s*&^.

It's only fair.
Look what Biden did for his family.
Where was the outrage then?
It may be difficult for Democrats to say much about this without sounding hypocritical.
#25 | Posted by BillJohnson

F*&^ you, Bill. Go f*&^ yourself.

#18 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 02:28 AM | Reply

Biden pardoned his entire family.

A "core constitutional" power of the presidency that holds absolute immunity to him in all capacities.

What "core constitutional" power does the Buffoon hold when he sues his government in his "personal" capacity? www.courthousenews.com

#19 | Posted by et_al at 2026-05-20 02:52 AM | Reply

Uh oh. Facts have entered the Retort. Time to accept your fate.

#20 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-05-20 03:08 AM | Reply

Dan,

"If you think Biden pardoning his family AFTER the PRESIDENT-ELECT had publicly threatened lawfare against them is immaterial, you're a moron."

It's not that lawfare is insignificant.

Trump has been dealing with politically motivated accusations and prosecutions for years. That's lawfare.

What changed is that Democrats largely considered it acceptable when directed at Trump, but now suddenly it's unacceptable when it's aimed at Biden's family.

So Biden responded by pardoning them preemptively.

That makes it difficult to act morally outraged about Trump's DOJ tactics while simultaneously defending Biden's pardons.

My point was simply that once Biden pardoned his family, it severely weakened criticism of Trump on this issue.

#21 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 03:32 AM | Reply

That makes it difficult to act morally outraged about Trump's DOJ tactics

#21 | Posted by BillJohnson

Some things seem hard only for you, BILL.

If Trump's behavior doesn't outrage you (it doesn't), then you are a block of lead (you are).

That's the attration in talking with you---

It's like you have diarrhea and can't believe the smell.

You smell it again precisely because you don't believe it.

Then you don't believe that, so you smell it again.

Ad infintum.

#22 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-20 07:21 AM | Reply

21 | Posted by BillJohnson

You have a moral system that always argues away the existence of morality.

Every bad thing brings you back to where you started.

Blessing bad things.

#23 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-20 07:23 AM | Reply

Oh goodie, another thread for BJ to practice his self flagellation.

#24 | Posted by Chantresse at 2026-05-20 07:39 AM | Reply

" Trump has been dealing with politically motivated accusations and prosecutions for years. That's lawfare."

You've given the definition incorrectly; you're missing the central tenet.

The definition of lawfare is prosecuting someone for an action ANYONE ELSE COULD DO WITHOUT FEAR OF LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS.

Trump was NEVER subject to lawfare, as the courts held time and again.

As for you, you can't name a single one of Trump's 91 indictments which you or I could've done without fear of legal repercussions.

I know: I've been asking for an example of lawfare for years, and no one has been able to come up with any proof of a single example. You remember proof, don't you, Bill?

#25 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-20 08:06 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Dan,

"The definition of lawfare is prosecuting someone for an action ANYONE ELSE COULD DO WITHOUT FEAR OF LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS."

Using your definition, you're essentially saying Biden and his family were subjected to lawfare, but Trump wasn't?

I don't agree with your definition, and neither do several that I found.
At its core, lawfare is the use of the legal system as a weapon to intimidate, damage, or politically target opponents.

Honestly, I thought you were going to come back from a different angle.

I figured you'd argue it's only lawfare against Biden because "Biden and his family aren't guilty of anything...it's all trumped up while Trump actually is a criminal" or something along those lines.

(I loved how trumped up worked in so well.)

#26 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 09:53 AM | Reply