{"id":327257,"date":"2026-05-23T05:05:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=327257"},"modified":"2026-05-25T07:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:29:36","slug":"acting-attorney-general-conveys-privileges-to-israel-and-trump-family-that-are-denied-to-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=327257","title":{"rendered":"Acting Attorney General Conveys Privileges to Israel and Trump Family that Are Denied to Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Craig Roberts \u2013 paulcraigroberts.org May 22, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Todd Blanche, the current acting US Attorney General, is Donald Trump\u2019s former personal criminal defense lawyer.<\/p>\n

Notice in the May 19 Department of Justice press release that Trump\u2019s DOJ defines upholding civil rights as preventing criticism of Israel. In other words, suppressing or limiting the First Amendment is \u201cupholding civil rights.\u201d What the Trump DOJ is really doing is creating special privileges for Israel that no other country has and that overrides the US Constitution. Todd Blanche has cancelled Americans\u2019 free speech when it comes to Israel. In effect, Trump\u2019s DOJ has given Israel the \u00a0civil right to protection from criticism by Americans. \u00a0Trump who was going to make America great again has finalized Americans\u2019 subservience to Zionist Israel. \u00a0 As Washington claims extra-territoriality for US law, Washington might sanction, or even invade, other countries that do not follow the DOJ ruling.<\/p>\n

Was Bondi fired because she would not elevate Israel above the First Amendment?<\/p>\n

Having given Israel and Jews in general protection from criticism by Americans, acting AG Blanche went on to give Donald Trump and his family protection from the US government if Jeffrey Toobin\u2019s interpretation ( https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/20\/opinion\/trump-doj-pardon.html<\/a> ) \u00a0is correct of the May 19 Settlement Agreement \u00a0( https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/media\/1441216\/dl<\/a> ) \u00a0of \u00a0Trump v. Internal Revenue Service <\/em>( Trump\u2019s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS ) signed by the acting US Attorney General.<\/p>\n

Mr. Toobin writes:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States agrees that it is \u2018FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED from prosecuting or pursuing\u2019 President Trump, his eldest sons or any of their businesses. The agreement covers matters \u2018whether presently known or unknown\u2019 and cases that \u2018have been or could have been asserted\u2019 by the government.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s just the beginning. The document places off limits the investigation of any tax disputes (or tax crimes) regarding returns that were filed before this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf something comes to light in the future about misconduct or malfeasance relating to the Trump family\u2019s tax filings, as long as it took place before the agreement [ settlement] took effect, it cannot be the basis for a prosecution. Reinforcing the same point, the agreement states that the government is barred from pursuing \u2018any matters that were raised or could have been raised\u2019 in the Trumps\u2019 dispute with the I.R.S.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be no cases against the Trumps before the I.R.S. \u2018or other agencies or departments.\u2019 Could Mr. Trump\u2019s immunity extend beyond taxes? The Justice Department, which brings federal criminal cases, may, as I interpret it, also be barred from charging the Trumps with other crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy issuing a prohibition on federal investigations that might threaten Mr. Trump\u2019s finances, the department has placed the president and his family in a new category of citizenship, where the tax rules that apply to every other American do not apply to him or his family. By my reading, the document explicitly forbids the government from challenging the legality of any trusts, which can survive in perpetuity. In this way, Mr. Blanche\u2019s memo is a gift to subsequent generations of the Trump family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toobin raises the question whether the settlement creates a precedent for future presidents to expect unique legal privileges denied to the general population. In previous articles I have suggested that the failure of democracy has caused power to accumulate in the executive branch, such as the executive\u2019s appropriation of \u00a0the power the Constitution gives to Congress to declare war. \u00a0National security and executive orders are gradually taking the place of legislation, such as Trump\u2019s tariffs. \u00a0In President Lincoln\u2019s time, tariffs required an act of Congress. \u00a0Just as the failure of the Roman Senate gave rise to the caesars, the failure of American democracy is leading to the emergence of executive rule.<\/p>\n

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