Trump Building Political Reward System With Public Money, Family Gets IRS Audit Immunity? 5/18/26

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The episode discusses Donald Trump's potential IRS settlement and its implications, featuring insights from political analyst Gary Dietrich and climate advocate Dr. Katharine Wilkinson.

Donald Trump is reportedly close to settling a $1.8 billion IRS lawsuit and critics say the payout looks like a political slush fund. Anyone who feels wronged by the DOJ under the Biden administration, including all the pardoned J6ers, would be able to apply for a government payout. Trump and his family would reportedly be off-limits when it comes to IRS audits. We will explore the legal and ethical questions raised and look at what it could mean for accountability and future prosecutions. iHeart Political analyst Gary Dietrich joins the conversation. Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, a transformation voice in the world of climate change, comes bearing ideas obout how everyone of us can participate in the fight to save the planet. The Mark Thompson Show 5/18/26 Today's Guests Links Dr Katharine Wilkinson - Climate Wayfinding Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home https://www.kkwilkinson.com/ Gary Dietrich, CBS TV & iHeart Radio Political Analyst https://twitter.com/garydietrich Subscribe for political analysis and hit the bell to get notified when we publish new videos. Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Thompson

Guests: Gary Dietrich, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson

Topics covered

• political reward system
• IRS audit
• accountability
• climate change
• government payouts
• legal and ethical questions

Keywords

• Trump
• IRS lawsuit
• political slush fund
• J6ers
• government payout
• climate change
• accountability
• Gary Dietrich
• Dr. Katharine Wilkinson

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Organizations: DOJ, iHeart Radio, CBS TV

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