It's starting look like the whole $1.7 billion "victim fund" is merely an elaborate smokescreen to hide Donald's real motive.
Trump did not pocket the money and was awarded as an out-of-court settlement and decided to make it as a payout fund for J.6 victims. Why are you repeating lies your left-wing sources puke out to you? I don't understand why you guys love being lied to in the first place, since most people don't.
GROK
The settlement stems from the 2019–2020 unauthorized leak of Trump's tax returns by an IRS contractor. Background: The Leak Perpetrator: Charles Littlejohn, a former IRS contractor working for Booz Allen Hamilton.
What happened: Between 2018 and 2020, Littlejohn stole and leaked confidential tax information on thousands of wealthy Americans, including then-President Donald Trump (and his family/businesses). He specifically provided Trump's tax returns (covering about 15–20 years) to The New York Times and ProPublica.
Publication: The New York Times published a major story in September 2020 based on the leaked data, revealing details about Trump's taxes, losses, and payments.
Legal outcome for Littlejohn: He pleaded guilty in 2023 to unauthorized disclosure of tax returns (violating IRC Section 6103). He was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
The IRS and Treasury are required by law (Section 6103) to keep tax returns strictly confidential, with severe penalties for unauthorized disclosures. Trump’s side argued the agencies failed in their duty to safeguard the information. The Lawsuit Filed: January 29, 2026 (in Trump’s second term), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Plaintiffs: Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization.
Defendant: IRS and Treasury Department.
Claim: $10 billion in damages for the unauthorized leak and alleged failure to protect the data. They used IRC Section 7431, which allows civil damages for unauthorized disclosures ($1,000 per unauthorized inspection/disclosure, plus actual damages). Trump’s team multiplied this aggressively by counting every view of the published articles as a separate violation.
The Attorney General attached a rider to the so-called settlement agreement which releases the president and his family from their IRS tax fraud investigation which they've been under.
There was nothing so-called about it. By Democrats (Like Littlejohn) for political purposes.
GROK
Yes, Charles Littlejohn has ties to Democratic or progressive circles, though not in the form of high-level official connections. Key Details on His Political Leanings: Democratic affiliations noted in reporting: Some outlets (including social media/news summaries) explicitly describe him as having Democratic affiliations.
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Motivation and actions: Court documents and his own statements show he leaked Trump’s tax returns specifically to influence the 2020 presidential election (aimed at harming Trump) and to push for higher taxes on the wealthy — goals aligned with Democratic/progressive priorities at the time (e.g., wealth tax discussions by Warren, Sanders, etc.). He admitted acting to inform voters before the election.
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Support from left-leaning groups: Progressive organizations like the Revolving Door Project and Patriotic Millionaires strongly defended him, launched campaigns (e.g., freecharleslittlejohn.com) to urge President Biden to commute his sentence, and portrayed him as a whistleblower exposing tax injustice rather than a criminal. Left-leaning media (Rolling Stone, The Intercept, etc.) echoed this.
You can't make this stuff up;
Yeah you can and do.
the whole thing's a joke and he's making the US look like a joke.
You puking out leftie talking points is the joke along with all the omissions. Democrat Littlejohn is in the slammer, and he got off lightly for his crimes and leaking them to a left-wing rag that published them. Trump's tax returns are none of your business. Democrat voyeurs and thieves. Guys like Trump have tax-compliant attorneys to do all that. There is nothing illegal there, and the Democrats simply assume guilt and are attempting to dirty Trump up with unoriginal, made-up crimes that get a lot of flashy headlines in left-wing rags. Any tax breaks are passed by Congress and benefit Democratic billionaires. No tax break remotely compares to the earned income tax benefit recipients for the under 50% crowd who really pay no taxes but get back more than they contribute. Looking for tax cheats? Look at all the ones who use the earned income tax benefit.
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