OMG: Trump caught quietly pulling BIGGEST SCAM YET

Donald Trump's team was in talks to settle a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, an agency under his executive branch. The lawsuit stemmed from a contractor's leak of Trump's tax returns. The host and guest frame this as an overtly corrupt instance where Trump is effectively negotiating a settlement with himself, using taxpayer money, despite his past rhetoric about eliminating government waste.

Host Brian Tyler Cohen states, 'He's currently in talks to settle a $10 billion lawsuit... this lawsuit is against the IRS, his own IRS, the agency he oversees as president.' (0:06, 0:16-0:23). Trump himself acknowledged, 'I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself.' (1:43-1:45).

Guest Jared Moskowitz criticizes Republicans for not holding former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt for defying a congressional subpoena related to the Epstein files. He contrasts this with their aggressive stance and threats of contempt against Hillary Clinton in a similar situation, arguing it reveals a political double standard.

Moskowitz states, 'The Republicans threatening to hold the Clinton in contempt if they didn't show up. Would they hold that state standard uh if it were Pam Bondi or or Republican uh that uh was subpoenaed? And now we're finding out, it's unclear.' (7:18-7:28). He adds, 'James Comr and these other Republicans were perfectly content to threaten contempt. And yet now you have the attorney general who has a a lawfully issued subpoena was supposed to be there on on April 14th. That date came and went and uh and now we haven't heard... James Comr utter a single word about paying.' (8:43-9:01).

Alex Wagner argues that Republicans exhibit 'cowardice' by refusing to challenge Trump, even when his actions, such as engaging in unpopular wars or causing economic instability (e.g., high gas prices), directly endanger their own re-election prospects and control of Congress. She suggests their fear of Trump's disapproval or primary challengers outweighs their strategic self-interest.

Wagner states, 'The castration of Republican power really to me reached its apex in and around this because... literally everything Trump is doing right now is endangering their prospects of getting reelected to say nothing of control of Congress.' (23:22-24:51). She concludes, 'It's a cowardice that knows no basement, right? Like they are so terrified of him that they'll seed not only their independent governing authority, they will seed their election prospects and the ability to remain in power just so that Trump doesn't get mad at them.' (24:40-24:57).

California Attorney General Rob Bonta details a successful jury verdict by a bipartisan coalition of states against Ticketmaster/Live Nation for illegal anti-competitive conduct. He criticizes the federal Department of Justice for settling on weak terms and highlights how states are stepping up to enforce antitrust laws, seeking remedies like divestiture or non-exclusive arrangements to promote affordability and fairness for consumers.

Bonta states, 'The jury found for us on every um item that uh was presented to them... holding Ticket Master Live Nation accountable um holding them liable for illegal conduct.' (48:42-49:12). He adds, 'The United States Department of Justice was part of this case. Um, until they weren't. They dropped out of the case right before trial. They settled with Ticket Master Live Nation on very weak terms.' (49:44-49:53). Bonta emphasizes, 'States have stepped into the breach... We showed today all those things. The answer is yes. We have the resources. We have the talent. We have the legal authority. We did it.' (59:01-59:19).