Acting AG Blanche Defends New IRS Weaponization Fund: BGOV Tax

Fallout From Trump IRS Suit Dismissal

As part of the controversial dismissal of President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS for a years-old leak of his tax returns, the IRS agreed not to continue any legal claims or investigations of Trump’s past tax returns.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an agreement Tuesday saying the IRS is “forever barred” from pursuing “any and all claims” or demands for damages that have been or could have been filed against Trump before the deal was struck. The deal represents a major triumph for Trump over an agency he has ...