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The Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement

May 20, 2026·44 min·6-min readinterviewpolitics
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Andrew Weissman, a former lead prosecutor in the Mueller investigation, argues that the U.S. legal system fails to hold politicians accountable for deliberate lies, unlike corporate executives, and warns that recent actions—like a $1.776 billion IRS settlement benefiting Trump—reveal a da

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Andrew Weissmann

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Andrew WeissmannDonald TrumpTerry GrossTodd BlancheChris Van HollenJair Bolsonaro

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Liar's Kingdomby Andrew Weissman

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AuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeDemocracyForeign PolicyInvestigative JournalismSupreme CourtUs Politics

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