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Trump Lashes Out At MS NOW Reporter Who Grills Him On Audit Deal To His Face

'Why Do You And Your Family Deserve Special Treatment?'

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Tommy Christopher
Aug 03, 2026
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Donald Trump attacked an MS NOW reporter who grilled him about the IRS audit immunity that he still enjoys after Acting AG Todd Blanche cut a deal to move his confirmation.

As we covered this morning, Blanche fired off a dead-of-night tweet “rescinding” the Trump Cop-Beater Slush Fund and still giving him tax immunity — but “only” retroactively.

The deal seems to have checked the box for Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who were looking for a reason to cave.

But at an Oval Office photo op on Monday, MS NOW White House reporter Jake Traylor confronted Trump over the deal, asking follow-up questions until Trump asked for his outlet and launched a series of attacks on the network.

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