Trump drops lawsuit against IRS for immunity on past tax returns

追加: 2026-05-24

[00:00:00]And a blockbuster new development in the president's legal battles. The Department of Justice has effectively granted President Trump, his eldest sons, and the Trump organization new immunity from the IRS. The DOJ is now able to block tax collectors from ever pursuing claims against the Trumps for any past tax returns. Critics are already calling it an unprecedented act of self-dealing, but the Justice Department says it's part of a settlement concluding the president's $10 billion lawsuit over his leak of the tax returns years ago. The deal also creates a $1.7 billion anti-weaponization fund to compensate anyone that he claims were targeted politically to invest in investigations in the Biden administration. Yesterday, Vice President J.D. Vance said that money could possibly compensate those who were prosecuted for their roles in the January 6th riot.