Department of Justice statement said it entered a deal forever barring the IRS from reviewing Trump, Donald Jr. and Eric and Trump Organization units for returns before May 18, 2026. As part of a larger arrangement tied to a ten-billion-dollar suit over tax disclosure leaks, the agreement also set up a almost $2 billion fund described as an anti-weaponization safeguard. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the supplement the date May 19, 2026, saying the IRS would be prevented from seeking past tax audit claims and related matters through that date.
Trump'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
people.comThe 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.
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