The Department of Justice’s Civil Division claims not to be aware of any responsive records related to the Trump v. IRS settlement. The Department of Justice’s Civil Division claims not to be aware of any responsive records related to the Trump v. IRS settlement.
How? Its the DOJs job to defend against claims. Without evidence of that happening its just Trump settling a case with himself, which is what we all knew happened, but now they have positive evidence that it did. The absence of DOJ involvement IS the evidence of a crime here.
In this case, putting it into writing would have been the way to hide it being a crime.
Except the writing would then either lead to a crime or a cover up.
How? Its the DOJs job to defend against claims. Without evidence of that happening its just Trump settling a case with himself, which is what we all knew happened, but now they have positive evidence that it did. The absence of DOJ involvement IS the evidence of a crime here.