Trump's past tax returns get protection from IRS enforcement under 'lawfare' fund settlement
President Trump's past tax returns are now protected from IRS enforcement due to a $1.8 billion settlement with the Justice Department. This settlement prevents any claims against Trump and his associates regarding tax returns filed before the settlement's effective date. The agreement resolves a lawsuit concerning the leak of Trump's tax filings by an IRS employee.
- ▪Federal tax returns filed by Trump and his associates are protected from IRS actions under a new settlement.
- ▪The settlement, worth $1.8 billion, bars the government from pursuing claims related to tax returns filed before its effective date.
- ▪The agreement resolves a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS regarding the leak of Trump's tax filings.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 25 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Trump ‘may release’ his tax returns after IRS settlement — Washington Examiner
- ▪ IRS barred from auditing Trump’s old tax returns — The Hill
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Federal tax returns filed by President Donald Trump, family members, the Trump Organization, and related trusts and affiliates before this week are protected from potential Internal Revenue Service enforcement actions under a controversial $1.8 billion settlement with the Justice Department, a new document posted Tuesday shows.The Justice Department, as part of the settlement, barred the federal government from prosecuting or pursuing "any and all claims" that could have been made by the IRS, which included "tax returns filed before" the effective date of the settlement, according to the document, signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.Blanche is Trump's former criminal defense lawyer.The document, first reported by Politico, is an addendum to the conditions of the settlement…
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