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UNBIASED Politics

May 21, 2026: Is the Government Prohibited From Ever Prosecuting Trump? Here's What You Need to Know About the Latest Portion of the Trump/IRS Settlement Agreement.

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

Education

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Get the facts, without the spin. UNBIASED offers a clear, impartial recap of US news, including politics, elections, legal news, and more. Hosted by lawyer Jordan Berman, each episode provides a recap of current political events plus breakdowns of complex concepts—like constitutional rights, recent Supreme Court rulings, and new legislation—in an easy-to-understand way. No personal opinions, just the facts you need to stay informed on the daily news that matters. If you miss how journalism used to be, you're in the right place. In today's episode: Here's What You Need to Know About the Trump/IRS Settlement (0:11) First Lawsuit Filed Challenging New Anti-Weaponization Fund (~24:44) Acting AG Todd Blanche Testifies Before Senate About Anti-Weaponization Fund (~30:40) What We Know About the Shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego (~35:07) Quick Hitters (~40:24) Critical Thinking Segment (~42:26) ⁠Watch⁠ this episode on YouTube. Follow Jordan on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠. All sources for this episode can be found ⁠here.⁠  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.7

Today is Thursday, May 21st.

0:40.7

Let's talk about some news.

0:42.2

First, we, of course, have to talk about what remains to be the biggest news story of the week.

0:47.1

And that is the settlement between Trump and the IRS.

0:50.9

Now, I want to start by talking about the word settlement because I've had a few people

0:56.4

say on social media, you know, stop referring to it as a settlement. This is not a settlement.

1:01.1

I don't know where that is coming from, but I do want to talk about it because in the law,

1:06.7

a settlement is a voluntary agreement, right, that resolves a dispute between two opposing

1:14.7

parties, or it doesn't have to be two opposing parties, but resolves a dispute between

1:19.3

opposing parties.

1:20.6

And it happens outside of a full court trial.

1:24.9

So let's say you sue your boss, okay?

1:27.3

A settlement would be your boss agreeing to certain

1:31.9

terms in exchange for you dismissing the suit. In this case, it was the IRS and the DOJ agreeing to

1:38.9

apologize to Trump, set up this anti-weaponization fund, and release him from certain past tax-related claims

1:47.1

in exchange for the dismissal of the suit. Now, some people have said, well, the case was already

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