Todd Blanche in bind after judge 'muzzles' him just days before Senate hearing

Systemic Error Podcast · Aug 11, 2026 · 4m

The President’s Lawyer Is Being Asked to Explain the Bribe He Helped BuildA Deal Built for One FamilyTodd Blanche arrives at his Senate confirmation hearing under the shadow of a federal ruling that says the IRS settlement he engineered had “no viable basis in law or fact.” The source story gives the basic facts: a $1.776 billion arrangement, a permanent shield from IRS audits for Trump, his family, and his businesses, and a judge who found the lawsuit behind it was filed for an “improper purpose.” That is the context. The larger truth is simpler: this was not a technical tax dispute. It was…