After his indictment last week, former President Donald Trump became the nation’s first president to be charged with a felony, appearing in court this past week and pleading not guilty to a total of 34 charges of falsifying business records in the first degree. The Justice Department Producer for FOX News, Jake Gibson, brings us his experience behind the scenes inside the courtroom, the demeanor of the former President, and what will happen next over the coming months.
A recent study from Syracuse University reveals that the nation’s lowest-income households are audited up to five times more than other households, with residents of the Mississippi Delta being subject to the highest rate of income tax audits in the nation. This conversation coincides with President Joe Biden’s call for increased staffing at the Internal Revenue Service, a plea that is echoed in the Inflation Reduction Act. Professor of Law at The University of Mississippi, Richard Gershon, gives his perspective on this phenomenon, reveals how staffing at the IRS may play a role in this pattern, and assesses the prospect of changes to the system.
