Latest News About President Trump IRS settlement adds permanent bar

Updated 2026-06-18 09:15

DOJ release stated it reached a settlement permanently barring the Internal Revenue Service from auditing Trump, Trump’s sons and Trump Organization businesses for pre-May 18, 2026 returns. in connection with a larger arrangement 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 announced the update on May 19, 2026, stating the IRS would be stopped from seeking past tax audit claims and related matters through that date.

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US government drops all claims against Trump in IRS lawsuit deal

The 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…

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