OK EVERYBODY: I HAVE MADE THE COURT’S OPINION – THE ACTUAL COURT OPINION SAYING THAT THE “SETTLEMENT” AND IRS IMMUNITY ARE ILLEGAL, AVAILABLE, BELOW
Please read it for yourself. Please see where the Court cites, among other things, *Federal* law barring such actions, saying, in part: “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. The Release Order also purports to bar the IRS from conducting any future tax audits of President Trump, his sons, and their entities. 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. 26 U.S.C. § 7217(a).’
The explicit text of this statute prohibits President Trump and his lawyers – one of whom was former White House Counsel — from asking for or promoting termination of an audit directed toward him.”
But again, please read the Court’s opinion, issued 2 weeks ago, for yourself. The link is below – I have put this on my own private dropbox for you. Remember, lawyers, experts and scholars can disagree about things, they can see things differently – if that weren’t the case there wouldn’t be lawsuits (which by definition have lawyers across from each other seeing things very differently). In *this* particular case, I happen to agree with, you know, the Judge.
Read the opinion. THEN discuss it. In that order.
Here’s the opinion: