Trump's name has been removed from the Kennedy Center. The Kennedy family was just not going to let that continue.
Donald Trump as president had been essentially suing himself, hoping to collect money from his own government.
That loss had almost moved the president to tears. Trump has often paid less in taxes than either you or me.
He likes taxing us, but certainly not himself. His presidential
salary is $400,000 per year and all possible expenses
for him and his family are fully covered.
The Joint Committee on Taxation, which reviewed the returns, flagged that Trump claimed a large number of questionable items on his tax returns, including eyebrow-raising amounts of interest he claims to have received from loans to his children that the bipartisan committee said could indicate Trump was disguising gifts.
The JCT argued that an auditor should investigate the loan agreements Trump made with his children, including the interest rates. If the interest Trump claims to have charged his children was not at market rate, for example, it could be considered a gift for tax purposes, requiring him to pay a higher tax rate on the money.
President Donald Trump agreed to voluntarily drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and the Treasury Department regarding the 2019 and 2020 leak of his confidential tax returns. In exchange, the Justice Department established a $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" to compensate individuals who claim to have been politically targeted by the government.
Details of the settlement include:
- The Settlement Terms: Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice and drop other administrative claims (including those related to the Mar-a-Lago search and Russia-collusion investigation). While Trump will not receive monetary damages, the government issued a formal apology.
In 2018, the New York Times investigation into the finances of Fred and Donald Trump had revealed that despite the claims of the latter to be a self-made billionaire, he had actually received more than $400 million (in 2018 dollars) from his father, most of it in ways that avoided paying gift or inheritance tax. The 13,000-word report was one of the longest investigative articles ever published by the Times.
On September 29, 2023, federal prosecutors announced they were charging someone with leaking the data from Trump's tax returns while he was a contractor for the IRS from 2018 to 2020. In October Charles E. Littlejohn pleaded guilty to unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and return information. On January 29, 2024, he received the maximum possible sentence of five years in federal prison and was fined $5,000. Littlejohn is still in prison.
Here are other asepcts of the agreement with Donald Trump.
Permanent Audit Immunity: An addendum signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche permanently bars the IRS from auditing, examining, or seeking recourse on any tax returns filed before May 18, 2026, by Donald Trump, his adult sons, or their affiliated trusts and companies.Voluntary Dismissal: In exchange for this protection, President Trump filed a voluntary dismissal to drop his lawsuit, which originally sought up to $10 billion in damages for the unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns. Anti-Weaponization Fund Controversy: The initial settlement documents included a $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" from the U.S. Treasury's Judgment Fund to compensate allies claiming they were mistreated by the government.
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A 5-yar-old crossing the border without his parents has turned himself in.
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Let's not forget about Cuba, so if you read Spanish, here is the opening of a comprehensive report on political prisoners still being held there in record numbers, with another prison death just recorded.INFORME MENSUAL SOBRE PRISIONEROS POLÍTICOS EN CUBA |
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Prisoners Defenders publica su informe mensual de mayo de 2026 sobre presos políticos en Cuba, con un nuevo récord de 1.281 presos políticos y de conciencia. Durante el mes se incorporaron 28 nuevos casos y se registraron solo 7 bajas, entre ellas una muerte bajo custodia estatal, dos destierros forzados, una excarcelación efectiva y tres cumplimientos íntegros de condena. El informe completo muestra que el régimen cubano continúa respondiendo al deterioro social, político, económico y humanitario del país con más detenciones, encarcelamientos y castigos ejemplarizantes.
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Police dressed as World Cup mascots helped arrested drug dealers in Peru.
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Iranian envoy in Mexico signals US, Tehran could be ‘friends’ if Israel sidelined
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And now to South Africa: 
Mass shootings in South Africa’s poorest areas are a symptom of organized crime and police failures
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Don't be enticed by pyramid schemes--someone is always left as a victim, which could well be you.
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