The I.R.S. selected former FBI chiefs James Comey and Andrew McCabe, two of ex-President Donald Trump’s top foes during his presidency, for an incredibly rare exhaustive tax audit when the agency was led by a Trump appointee.
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Oh, gee, what a coinkydink.
Hope we can find out who ordered those audits and sue their ass off.
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Many times the top guy does not even have to say anything. The underlings just know what is to be done.
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What a bunch of cheapjack gangsters they are.
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Why is Rettig still in this position? Doesn’t he serve at the pleasure of POTUS?
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Just a couple of reminders:
The Secretary of the Treasury at the time the audits were launched was “Honest Steve” Mnuchin.
Robert Mueller testified to Congress there was ample evidence for LardAss™ to be tried for Obstruction of Justice once he left office.
That is EXACTLY what Michael Cohen said.
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There are no coincidences here. It’s pretty obvious and glaringly so. I don’t know which committees oversee the IRS but it sounds like some hearings need to happen.
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This information is readily available.
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dmcg
July 7, 2022, 2:49pm
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What a weird coincidence.
So, when are we getting the results of the neverending story? I mean Trump audit?
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No coincidences in the trump cesspool - he and his enablers spent any energy left over from their constant grifting getting revenge.
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Chris Christie call your office (Bridgegate)
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Sounds like a good place to start.
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I would say this is low, even for DFG, but it’s not low for DFG.
Oh, and something about geese and ganders.
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I thought Comey did TFG a “favor” by reopening the probe into Clinton’s emails days before the election.
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osprey
July 7, 2022, 3:02pm
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And Cohen said he got audited, too.
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ghost
July 7, 2022, 3:03pm
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And for anyone who believes the Commissioner, I have some waterfront property in Death Valley to sell you.
Also, please note that apparently they didn’t find anything against McCabe or Comey. Unlike others who shall not be named.
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Thanks. Seriously, what is your problem? Why are you such a fucking jerk?
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Cohen pleaded guilty to tax fraud in 2018, which is the sort of thing that might result in an audit even if he hadn’t turned on the Don.
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Because sometimes encouraging self-reliance improves the overall discourse.
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