"I need to repeat that. Donald Trump is trying to more than double his personal wealth by simply demanding that the IRS, which he controls, give him $10 billion in taxpayer funds. This goes beyond corruption. You need a different word for this altogether."
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/30/trump-demands-10-billion-from-taxpayers-for-leaked-tax-returns-his-own-lawyers-get-to-decide-what-he-gets/
Anirvan Chatterjee
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