DOJ Settlement ‘Forever’ Bars IRS Trump Audits, Sparks Backlash

The Department of Justice has issued an order that permanently bars the IRS from auditing past tax returns of President Donald Trump, his family, and related companies as part of a settlement that also creates a nearly $1.8 billion fund.

Under the terms of the settlement reached on May 18, the president filed a voluntary dismissal of his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS on the same day, two days before a court deadline to address jurisdictional challenges to the case.

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