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President Donald Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department, and is seeking $10 billion in damages.

Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization sued the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department in federal court in Miami on Thursday, following the leak of their tax returns by a former IRS employee in 2019 and 2020.

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago

He’s suing all of us. We are the government.

[–] tangonov@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 hours ago

Watch the fucking system eat itself alive

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 18 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Based on what little I know of this, myself only being versed in Bird Law, doesn't the IRS enjoy sovereign immunity as a governmental entity? They can just declare that they do not agree to being sued.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, but they're an executive agency, so Trump can just fire anyone who says no, until they get to someone who will agree to let the lawsuit proceed.

[–] Biffsbraincell@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

We know Bessant isn't going to put up much of a fight.

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

No. You can sue the IRS for all kinds of reasons related to your taxes. You're expected to go through administrative channels first, but you absolutely can sue the IRS.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7433

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 hours ago

Don't try to make sense, you'll scare them!

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 19 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Trump: I would like to sue the Office of the President of the USA for $10 billion dollars.

Taxpayers: But, you are the President.

Trump: Oh great, I’ll settle with myself for $5 billion dollars. Send a check.

Taxpayers:

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Americans: what a brilliant man.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 9 points 6 hours ago (3 children)
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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What damages? How about we dig into all the fraud on avoiding paying taxes on all that money daddy gave him?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

Nitpick: if it's criminal then it's tax evasion, not tax avoidance.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 63 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

All the presidents combined for the last century have only amassed $40 million in wealth while in office despite the whining and complaining by the right about the Clintons or Obama. All of them, combined, a century’s worth…$40 million

Trump has stuffed his pockets with $3 billion in since he got elected. In one year.

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

What a disgusting billionaire worshiping sick country the US has become, just sickening

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

There've got to be laws against that, right?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

SCOTUS: "There are not"

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 hours ago

The shittiest vampire

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 42 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I'll never forgive the assholes that voted this piece of shit into office again. I feel dumber every time I read this childish bullshit, and sad for humanity seeing the homuculi that applaud stupidity.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 14 points 12 hours ago

I’ll never forgive the assholes that voted this piece of shit into office

You shouldn't.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 13 points 11 hours ago

What a doofus. He could've asked for 10 billion and fifty dollars. Now he's going to be 50$ short some day.

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago

Eat my ass you irredeemable cunt

[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

He hates that we wont stop talking about him being a pedophile and purposely hiding all the epstien files as they were business partners for years for human trafficking.

Anything to distract away from him getting held accountable.

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

More distraction from his kiddie diddlying/trafficking/protecting his handlers, I see. $10 BILLION LAW SUIT vs the IRS!!! How un-astonishingly absurd and "dead cat on table" of him

Let's sue him ourselves, for... everything‽, in the amount of $1 Trillion dollars! muwhahahahahaaa! That should make him ~~shit his pants~~ back down a little

Or just continue letting him do whatever he wants, because he's captured the "checks and balances" and proven the lack of consequences. That bitch is fucked, it's the puppet-handlers that need to walk the line (if they wanna keep the charade up). And they don't give a fuck, cause they've got the perfect patsy

He can threaten everything once again, but good luck taking that grift to the grave. Salting the earth motherfuckers won't have a habitable Mars to run to, cause they're too busy burning the shit behind them

Enjoy the yachts while you can! I'll enjoy my humanity, meanwhile

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

More distraction from his kiddie diddlying/trafficking/protecting his handlers

No. I think he's just looting the place.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Lets say he sues all these government agencies and wins, he is just stuffing his own pockets with YOUR TAX DOLLARS

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago
[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 22 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

How can he show damages when all the other presidents released theirs?

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 13 points 13 hours ago (20 children)

That's the best part: he doesn't have to. He can just order IRS to settle.

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