Trump gets “forever” immunity on his past tax affairs
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What is the significance of Trump's new settlement regarding his tax affairs?
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How does the $1.8 billion fund for victims of alleged lawfare work?
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What does Trump's influence in recent primary elections reveal about his popularity?
Pysyvästi edulliset hinnat.
You've heard us say many times before that Donald Trump's just done something unprecedented, that we've never seen a president behaving like this before. Well, he's done it again by creating a breathtakingly audacious slush fund, the proceeds of which can probably be spent on his friends and allies, and granted himself immunity. from tax audits, all as part of a deal he's done with the Internal Revenue Service. We will explain the ins and outs of that in this episode.
Why did Congressman Thomas Massey lose his re-election bid?
And also, we'll look at the electoral contest, the primaries, where Donald Trump's candidates won and he's claiming victory, even though his name wasn't on the ballot. He's knocked out opponents like long-serving Congressman Thomas Massey in Kentucky.
Those SOBs in Washington tried to buy my vote. They couldn't buy it.
Why did the race get so expensive?
What implications does Trump's endorsement have for Republican candidates?
Because they decided to buy the seat.
And it got real expensive for him. By knocking out candidates like Massey, Donald Trump shows us that he is strengthening his grip on the Republican Party, even at a time when his approval ratings and poll numbers are skyrocketing. And by getting rid of these rebellious Republicans in Congress, he's showing lawmakers, don't you dare try and stand up to me. Welcome to AmeriCast.
How did Trump's actions affect the Republican Party's dynamics?
This is a big cover-up, and this administration is engaged in it.
This guy has Trump Arrangement Syndrome.
I have four words for you. Turn the volume up.
Hello, it's Sarah in the BBC Washington Bureau.
What are the ethical concerns surrounding Trump's immunity from IRS audits?
And it's Anthony across the table from Sarah in Washington, D.C. Just back from a trip. Back from Kentucky at a big congressional race there, which we are about to talk about.
Yeah, we will get on to the slush fund and this amazing deal that Donald Trump did with the IRS later. First, let's pick up on the fact that yesterday, Tuesday the 19th, there was a little kind of mini Super Tuesday in America with the
How might the new fund impact future political campaigns and elections?
Six different states having primary elections where they choose the candidates for the Republican and Democrat parties who will go into the midterm elections in November. And we're interested in these because in a lot of them inside the Republican Party, there was a more establishment candidate and a Trump challenger. And in most cases, in fact, I think all cases, it was the Trump candidate who won, wasn't it, Anthony?
Yes.
Yes, it was. And in Kentucky, most notably, it was Thomas Massey, the longtime iconoclastic rebel libertarian candidate congressman who lost to a Trump-backed political novice, Ed Gellerand. It was a good night for Donald Trump, really, wasn't it? It was a good night for Donald Trump. The marquee contest was that Kentucky race. And well, was he able to stand up to Donald Trump? Was he able to win reelection despite facing the full force of Trump's financial and endorsement onslaught? No, he lost and he actually lost by about 10 percentage points. So it wasn't even all that close. Let's listen to Massey give his concession speech and maybe he can explain why he ended up coming up short.
We didn't lose this race because we didn't have enough money. You know, it is the most expensive race ever. I think when they add it up, right now they can count $35 million. I think when they add it up, it's going to be a lot more than that. Because on our side, we know we spent more than $15 million. And we were able to go toe-to-toe. There was never a week that we got outspent more than 2-1 in this entire race. Look, for 14 years, those SOBs in Washington tried to buy my vote. They couldn't buy it.
Why did the race get so expensive? Because they decided to buy the seat. And it got real expensive for them. They used a lot of dirty tricks, but we stayed the course.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the significance of Trump's new settlement regarding his tax affairs?
0:00–0:35
2
How does the $1.8 billion fund for victims of alleged lawfare work?
0:35–0:49
3
What does Trump's influence in recent primary elections reveal about his popularity?
0:49–1:21
4
Why did Congressman Thomas Massey lose his re-election bid?
1:21–1:49
5
What implications does Trump's endorsement have for Republican candidates?
1:49–2:21
6
How did Trump's actions affect the Republican Party's dynamics?
2:21–2:51
7
What are the ethical concerns surrounding Trump's immunity from IRS audits?
2:51–3:14
8
How might the new fund impact future political campaigns and elections?
3:14–33:03
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