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“Corruption at the Highest Level.” Roland Unloads on Trump’s $1.8B Jan. 6 Slush Fund & IRS Deal

2026-05-20 News & Politics
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Roland Martin and the panel accused Donald Trump of creating a secret taxpayer-funded slush fund for Jan. 6 rioters while shielding himself and his family from IRS investigations. Roland Martin and the panel blasted Donald Trump over a controversial $1.8 billion settlement tied to Jan. 6 defendants and a sweeping IRS protection agreement involving Trump, his children, and affiliated companies. Roland called the arrangement “corruption at the highest level” and accused Trump of operating like an authoritarian leader rewarding political loyalists with taxpayer money. The panel argued the so-called anti-weaponization fund functions as a secret slush fund designed to compensate Jan. 6 rioters while blocking IRS investigations into Trump’s family and businesses. The discussion also connected the payout system to broader concerns about authoritarianism, abuse of presidential power, and Republicans refusing to challenge Trump’s escalating corruption. 🔥 Roland Martin blasted Donald Trump over a controversial $1.8 billion Jan. 6 slush fund and IRS settlement agreement. 🔥 The panel accused Trump of rewarding Jan. 6 rioters with taxpayer money while shielding his family and businesses from IRS investigations. 🔥 Roland called the arrangement “corruption at the highest level” and compared the behavior to authoritarian governments. 🔥 The discussion focused on taxpayer abuse, Jan. 6 compensation payouts, legal immunity, and growing concerns about authoritarianism. 🔥 Panelists warned that Trump is sending a message that political loyalists will be protected and rewarded. 🔥 “The sitting president of the United States looting from the treasury for his own gang.” 🔥 “This is what happens with authoritarian governments.” #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #Trump #January6 #IRS #Corruption #Politics #Jan6 #MAGA We’ve launched our official Telegram channel. Follow for the latest videos from #RolandMartinUnfiltered & Black Star Network. No algorithms. Just updates. 👉🏾 t.me/blackstarnetwork Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Top Comments (10)

@anneegraves207 2026-05-20

How does one man hold an entire country hostage?

85 21 replies
@kilo8milesfinest 2026-05-20

This shit is outta control

80 12 replies
@mspmac3658 2026-05-20

When is America going to “STOP THE STEAL” of Pres Trump?????

63 1 replies
@dubc2022 2026-05-20

Trump is stealing from the American government, he's stealing from us. Trump is doing inside trading with his buddies companies. This is corruption at its fullest.😢😢

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@danielpastorius1795 2026-05-20

Every Black Person whose family experienced slavery needs to file for this compensation.

46 4 replies
@rolandsmartin 2026-05-20

Roland Martin said it plainly: this isn’t just corruption — it’s taxpayer money being used to reward political loyalists while shielding Trump and his family from accountability. The panel warned this is the kind of behavior seen in authoritarian governments, not democracies.

44 5 replies
@jackiesykes2966 2026-05-20

This is bs how can we as a people just stop paying taxes… Corruption on so so many levels

30 2 replies
@sherryross8037 2026-05-20

Shameful

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@ChillCastNetwork 2026-05-20

And not a republican far and wide says a fuggin word.

26 4 replies
@gillharris2770 2026-05-20

Every single Republican under this administration should loose their jobs.

22 1 replies

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