315: The People Vs. Todd Blanche
6/24/202624 min
In this episode of Sisters Sidebar, Jill Wine-Banks and Joyce Vance answer listener questions on the Trump-IRS lawsuit settlement, the War Powers Resolution, posthumous prosecutions, and more. They discuss whether Trump’s non-adversarial IRS suit can produce a valid broad tax forgiveness deal for him and his family, congressional checks on potential military action in Iran, Katie Phang’s lawsuit against Todd Blanche, how to safely renew your passport, why the dead cannot be prosecuted, and the process of how the vice president is sworn in after a president resigns or dies.
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First 90 secondsJill Wine-Banks· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to this episode of Sisters Sidebar with Joyce Vance and me, Jill Wine-Banks. This is the show that is a spinoff from #SistersInLaw, where we answer your questions. So if you have a question for us, please email us at sistersinlaw@politicon.com or tag us on social media using #SistersInLaw. But don't just type your questions. We love to hear your voices. It's important, and that's why we wanna hear them. So you can email us a voice memo using one of your notes apps, and we might play it on the show. Let's get started.
KJ0:41
Hi, it's KJ from Colorado. This question is about the slush fund, and Donald brought a case against the IRS, and because there was no true adversary, there can be no case. And because there can be no case, there can be no settlement. And because there was no settlement, there can be no addendum to the settlement. So it seems to me that the IRS get out of jail free forever card is null and void. Your thoughts?
Joyce Vance· Host1:15
Okay, so this is such a great question. Thank you so much for asking it like this, KJ. I'm sort of wondering if you're a law student because you make all the important steps here, right? Donald Trump sues the IRS,