Court documents revealing that President Donald Trump was de-banked after a money laundering probe have been linked to a reinvigorated effort to protect him from prosecution by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Capital One’s July 31 filing marked the first time a bank formally tied anti-money laundering concerns to Trump’s business empire, according to Al Jazeera.
Two days later, Blanche tried to lock in a written guarantee barring the IRS from auditing Trump, his family, and his business entities for conduct predating the settlement, according to NPR.
“Friday: Capital One reveals Trump was debanked bc he was laundering money. Sunday: Acting Attorney General solidifies promise his tax crimes won’t be punished,” national security blogger Marcy Wheeler wrote on X.
Trump had long claimed his accounts were closed for political reasons following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot — a narrative he used to justify the Trump family’s crypto pivot, according to Al Jazeera.
The new filing directly contradicted that claim.
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