Department of Justice statement stated it entered a agreement permanently preventing the Internal Revenue Service from reviewing Trump, Donald Jr. and Eric and Trump Organization units for returns before May 18, 2026. As part of a wider deal tied to a ten-billion-dollar suit over tax disclosure leaks, the deal also set up a almost $2 billion fund described as an anti-weaponization safeguard. Todd Blanche, acting attorney general declared the update on May 19, 2026, stating the IRS would be prevented from pushing past tax audit claims and related matters through that date.
The move comes after Trump, his sons and family business sued the IRS for $10 billion for failing to properly oversee a contractor who leaked the tax returns of the president.
www.politico.comThe Justice Department has permanently barred the Internal Revenue Service from auditing President Trump’s past tax returns, his family members, and his businesses under a one-page settlement addendum signed on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declared the federal government is “FOREVER BARRED” from pursuing any tax audit claims filed before the…
eciks.orgThe agreement is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.
www.inquirer.comTrump's IRS settlement agreement created a nearly $2 billion fund for political allies — and the DOJ is now prohibiting the agency from future tax investigations into his family and businesses
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