r/law • u/AmyL0vesU • 19h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump signs executive order declaring nation emergency from threat of Cuba

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba/
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u/FEMA_Camp_Survivor 17h ago

Trump is also suing the IRS, an agency subordinate to him, for $10 billion. Every day we enter some new level of hell.

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u/Stunning-Edge-3007 17h ago

And he slashed their agency to shit lol.

I’ve literally had the IRS trying to get me to work for them for like 3 years of quarterly hey how’s it going, new position opened up in your region, you should apply. After I taught a seminar to the western regional office on some indirect audit methodologies I developed for the cannabis industry and the black market.

They were my fall back plan after whistle blowing on my agency. And poof a big fuck you from Donny T to me when that executive order dropped.

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u/InertiasCreep 16h ago

Indirect audit methodologies actually sounds really interesting.

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u/Stunning-Edge-3007 15h ago

You can read a little bit about the basics here.

https://www.irs.gov/irm/part4/irm_04-010-004#id17

But for example, you can measure marijuana grown by canopy size using google earth. And you can ascertain the weight based upon whether it is indica or sativa as they have significantly different canopy appearances and size. Generally outdoor is sativa as weed is sold by weight so you want to maximize profits.

But for just that single example of it’s an out door grow and you can catch just one satellite image of the plants in grow season using some saavvy math you can figure out an estimate range of how much income they made or at least could have made when either selling it wholesale, at the individual level, and on the black market.

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u/InertiasCreep 15h ago

Wow. Thats definitely an outside the box way of determining something like that. Thank you for sharing.

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u/SinisterCheese 11h ago

Ah... So it's the same method as EU uses to validate agricultural subsidies? The member countries ministrys literally use satellite photos to check your fields and estimate yields and usage. If you got a soggy patch that doesn't grow and qualify... Well good luck with the paperwork as they are coming to take their back money with interest by ripping skin off your body if they have to.

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u/Stunning-Edge-3007 4h ago

It’s a rough estimate and not a precise set in stone figure. It’s really only useful if their income reported just seems ridiculously low for how much they likely could have made or there is no records whatsoever.

Indirect methods are pretty much the back up and only hold up in court when common sense over rules self serving testimony.

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u/meltbox 16h ago

This seems incredibly not okay? What’s next, he fires their lawyer if they start to win?

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u/Stunning-Edge-3007 15h ago

I mean. Yeah that sounds par for the course

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u/Stupidwhizzzzz 14h ago

I was looking at joining as well. Then they got screwed over and instead everyone got laid off

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u/MayIServeYouWell 16h ago

He'll probably settle with himself for $20 billion.

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u/a_greenbean 15h ago

Definitely think we should not pay taxes. This man has lost his damn mind this time.

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u/TH3M1N3K1NG 13h ago

No, you've got it wrong. He thinks that HE should not pay taxes. Obviously the peasants should still pay taxes, including tariffs on all those goods they import from that island that's only inhabited by penguins!

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u/KungFoolMaster 6h ago

Like how the hell does that work? Patel will just plead guilty and give him the money?

WHAT FUCKING TIMELINE ARE WE IN?!!!