The Obscenity & Offensiveness of Trump's $1.776 Billion Settlement with The IRS & Treasury Department

I would be remiss if I didn't comment on the obscenity and offensiveness of the $1.776 billion settlement the Trump Administration reached with the IRS and the Treasury Department.

There is the lawsuit itself which was essentially President Trump suing himself. Which invariably meant the lawsuit would be settled under terms very favorable to Trump. The "parties" to this case didn't even feel the need to tell the judge there had been a settlement when Trump sought dismiss the case.

Then there are the byproducts of the lawsuit. What jumps out to most people is the $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. Aside from being an affront to the "Spirit of '76", methinks most of the recipients of this "anti-weaponization" will be people who used actual weapons on Capitol Hill on January 6th and were convicted for their actions. Many of those recipients will be members of militia groups like the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys. I have a feeling that those receiving compensation from this fund will use these funds to finance acts of terrorism. Those acts of terrorism will be subsidized and underwritten by the Trump Administration.

While President Trump is not formally compensated by this deal, it reinforces his immunity from the law and is now extended to his family. As Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche put it the IRS is "forever barred and precluded" from pursuing any actions against Trump and his businesses. Of course, Blanche is hardly an impartial figure. He was, after all, Trump's personal attorney. Blanche is not a officer of the court, he is part of the King's Court.

If that wasn't enough, the IRS and Treasury Department must make a groveling, formal apology to Trump. For what is there to apologize? Neither governmental entity did anything wrong. They were acting with good faith and within the law. But that is beyond the pale for someone like Trump who does not believe he is subject to the law. The law is only for his enemies. 

While Democrats are outraged by these developments, I cannot help but think they will set a precedent. Should Democrats ever return to power with a demagogue of their own in the White House, they will create their own "anti-weaponization" slush funds for their friends who will use the funds to enrich themselves and finance their own acts of terrorism. 

The obscenity and offensiveness will not be confined to Trump and the J6ers alone.