Trump To Have Immunity From Back Tax Audits Despite Slush Fund Doubts: ReportPresident Donald Trump will be exempt from audits of past tax filings while his $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” is in doubt, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday.The immunity for Trump, his family members and their businesses was part of the deal to create the fund, which was set up last month following a supposed “settlement” between the Justice Department and Trump, who’d sued his own administration over a past leak of his tax details.While reports Monday suggested the fund was dropped, Bloomberg reported it is on hold, citing a "person familiar with the matter."In the meantime, the agreement barring tax probes remains, the outlet said, potentially saving Trump millions of dollars in back taxes.Read more at Bloomberg News:Latest Live UpdatesRep. DeLauro Tells AG Todd Blanche 'You Do Not Belong In This Job'Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) had enough of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a House committee hearing on Tuesday."Wow, you do not belong in this job Mr. Attorney -- acting Attorney General," DeLauro told Blanche.Her response came after she questioned Blanche on the $400 million luxury jet that Qatar agreed to give President Donald Trump as an unconditional "donation" to the Department of Defense.DeLauro asked Blanche if the next attorney general should open a criminal investigation, citing a violation of the emoluments clause. "No, you just read a bunch of random, unsourced news articles and reports," Blanche responded. "No, that’s not the basis to open a criminal investigation. I mean, you’re looking around, but it’s not."DeLauro explained that it wasn't a hypothetical, and asked her question again."Did the president receive a luxury jet from the Qatari government valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, which is a violation of the emoluments clause of the constitution?" she asked."The United States of America did," Blanche responded. "It is not, it is not."That's when DeLauro told Blanche he doesn't belong in his job."You should recuse yourself from these issues, because you are the president’s lawyer, you are not the lawyer for the United States of America," DeLauro said."I am not the president’s lawyer," Blanche responded.Blanche is the former personal attorney for Trump. Blanche Confronted On Pardon Of Binance Founder Who Boosted Trump's CryptocurrenciesActing Attorney General Todd Blanche seemed unable to explain why the convicted founder of a massive cryptocurrency exchange was given a full pardon by President Donald Trump after the founder boosted the Trump family's cryptocurrency schemes.Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, was pardoned by Trump in October. Zhao previously pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program and paid a penalty of $4.3 billion.Prior to his convenient pardon, Zhao spent months boosting cryptocurrencies connected to Trump and his family business, the Wall Street Journal reported.During a House committee hearing on Tuesday, Blanche was questioned about the pardon by Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) who asked why a special prosecutor hasn't been appointed to what "looks like a quid-pro-quo that should be investigated."Blanche argued that Trump doesn't have to give a reason for his pardons."The constitution does not require him to provide any explanation for who he chooses to pardon or not pardon," Blanche said. "It does not give him the power to pardon in exchange for payments," Ivey countered.Later in Blanche's testimony, Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) again brought up the potential bribe. "I’m asking you though, if someone wrote in the memo of a check, for $1 million dollars to the President of the United States – any president – that said 'for issuance of a pardon' would that be a violation of federal law?" Morelle asked.Blanche gave a timid answer."Yes, potentially," he said, citing bribery law.George Santos Under DOJ Investigation For Insider Trading On Kalshi: ReportThe Justice Department is reportedly investigating disgraced former Congressman George Santos for possible insider trading on prediction market app Kalshi, sources told NPR. The former New York representative is reportedly accused of placing a bet on whether he would attend President Donald Trump's February State of the Union address.Santos did not immediately respond to HuffPost's request for comment, but told NPR when asked about the investigation: "Well, that's news to me."Santos was previously sentenced to 87 months in prison for committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Trump commuted his sentence last October.Convicted Jan. 6 Rioter Hired By Pentagon For Counterterrorism Job: ReportThe Trump administration reportedly hired a man convicted for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to fill a role inside a Pentagon office tasked with handling highly classified military operations, sources told The Washington Post.Elias Irizarry was reportedly assigned to the irregular warfare and counterterrorism section of the Defense Department's Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict office, raising concern among staff members. Irizarry pleaded guilty to charges and was sentenced to 14 days in jail for his role in the Jan. 6 attack.In a statement to the Post, Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez said Irizarry is "a qualified, patriotic young professional, and we are proud to have him as a political appointee."Todd Blanche Says Trump Administration Isn't Moving Forward With Rioter Slush FundThe top law enforcement official in the United States said the Justice Department won’t move forward with a so-called "anti-weaponization fund" to pay President Donald Trump’s political allies. “We are not moving forward with the fund. Period,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a House committee hearing Tuesday. Read more here: WATCH: Mullin Dodges Court Order QuestionsIn a tense Capitol Hill hearing, recently appointed Department of Homeland Security Secretary MarkWayne Mullin hinted that under his leadership, Immigration and Customs Enforcement would only follow court orders if he felt that they were not "politicized."2 Republican Lawmakers Get Into Online Tiff Over Pride MonthRepublican Reps. Andy Ogles (Tenn.) and Mike Lawler (N.Y.) got into a brief, heated exchange after Ogles made an anti-Pride post on the second day of Pride Month.“Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month,” Ogles said on X on Tuesday.Lawler responded with a quote post: “Homosexuality exists. In America. In fact Andy, you have family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and constituents who are gay and lesbian.” “It doesn’t make them less than or somehow unworthy of being an American. What an absolutely idiotic statement to make,” Lawler added.Mullin Won't Commit To Following Court Orders Because He Doesn't Like ThemMarkwayne Mullin gave a stunning answer to Tuesday's sparring partner Sen. Chris Murphy after the Connecticut Democrat asked him to specifically commit that Homeland Security will comply with a judge's ruling ordering the agency to stop an activity the court finds illegal."I will tell you that we will never break the Constitution and we're not going to break the law, but we're going to enforce our nation's laws," the secretary told Murphy in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement violating nearly 100 court orders in one month. Murphy pointed out that, obviously, DHS can only follow the law if it complies with court orders."If we didn't think that courts were politicized, then I would probably be able to answer that," Mullin said to Murphy. "But we see courts over and over again that use their bench for their political opinion, not just the rule of law."The senator looked around the room baffled, then reminded Mullin he cannot just choose what court orders to follow based on his personal opinions about the judge. Mullin told Murphy to not put words in his mouth before claiming the real concern is not about his compliance but about the rulings.After a long silence, Murphy said, "If you're a Republican or a Democrat on this committee, you should be really, really freaked out."Surprise! Markwayne Mullin Gets Visibly Angry Within Seconds Of SpeakingRoughly five seconds into his opening statement at a Senate Appropriations hearing Tuesday, Homeland Secretary Markwayne Mullin repeated his documented pattern of outbursts toward lawmakers – breaking from his written remarks to rant at Sen. Chris Murphy for saying his agency is breaking the law."That's reckless when you start saying it's unconstitutional. What's unconstitutional that we're doing?" he told the Connecticut Democrat. "For you to throw my 275,000 employees underneath DHS, and with a broad stroke like that, is reckless and irresponsible on your part."Murphy had accused the agency of enforcing an aggressive agenda that violates existing immigration law by ignoring court orders, spending exorbitant amounts of money on detention centers and harming protesters and immigrants. "I know that you do not like our nation's immigration law. You believe it lets in too many people. You don't like states' immigration laws that treat immigrants fairly," Murphy said. "But the law is the law. If you want more authority, if your agency wants more authority, if you want stricter authority, come to Congress and ask for it."Dr. Oz Offers Wildly Unconvincing Reason For Trump's Medical CheckupsAsked Tuesday why President Donald Trump has gotten four medical checkups in the last year, Dr. Mehmet Oz repeatedly and unconvincingly asserted Trump is in perfect health and probably just likes seeing reports affirming that’s the case.“I have talked to the president about what he’s sent to all of you and I think it’s just a routine, regular exam,” Oz told a reporter at the top of the briefing who’d asked why Trump has had four times the number of “regular” checkups in the last year than is considered normal.Oz then said Trump appeared on his television show ten years ago and shared “spectacular” health records at the time, implying that they must still be great. (Trump refused to release detailed medical records during the 2024 presidential campaign.)A second reporter followed up after Oz’s dodge: “If the president’s in such perfect health, why does he keep going back in for checkups?”“I think he likes the results,” Oz claimed. “He does really well, uh — he aces the test every single day. And I do actually believe that he’s curious to make sure everything is going in the right direction.”See All Updates