MS NOW host Chris Hayes blared the alarm Wednesday on the latest scheme of Donald Trump, warning that the president could pull off the “greatest heist in American history” — potentially ordering his own administration to pay him $10 billion in a legal settlement.
“It is hard, dear viewer, to keep track of the very, very long list of shady deals and no-bid contracts and outright-corrupt crypto schemes that have been the hallmark of the presidency of Donald Trump, particularly this second version of it,” Hayes noted on “All In.”
“But I ask you tonight to pay attention to the one that he appears to be about to pull off, because it’s got to be the greatest heist in American history, a direct transfer of billions of your taxpayer dollars directly into the bank account and the pockets of Donald Trump,” he continued.
Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service in January over the unlawful release of his tax returns by a federal contractor during his first term and was given a May 20 deadline to convince U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams that he doesn’t have a conflict of interest.
Hayes suggested a conflict was already clear before The New York Times reported Tuesday that Trump’s attorneys are seeking to avoid winning the case on its purported merits — and are in talks with his Justice Department to settle this matter before the deadline.
