Trump's IRS Settlement: A Convenient Smokescreen? CNBC's Joe Kernen has raised important questions about President Trump's settlement with the IRS, which involves a $1.
776 billion fund to compensate those who claim they've been wrongly investigated or prosecuted by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The details of this settlement are murky, and the President's motivations are unclear.
On the surface, it appears that the settlement is a convenient way for Trump to resolve a contentious lawsuit and divert attention away from ongoing investigations into his administration's dealings with Russia and other controversies.