The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) made an Illegal Deal with Trump (R) to Immunize Him, His Family and His Businesses, from Audits or other Federal Probes related to Past Filings, a Group of TaxEexperts and former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Officials told a Judge.
The Settlement, part of a Broader Agreement to Resolve Trump’s Controversial $10 billion Lawsuit against the IRS over a Leak of His Private Data, Violates a Clause in the Constitution, barringPpresidents from Receiving any Non-Salary Compensation, the Group said in a Filing 6/22/2026 in Miami Federal Court.
“The termination of tax audits alone could save his businesses $100 million or more,” according to the Group, which includes former IRS Commissioner John Koskinen (D) and former Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally (D). “This appears to be a special deal just for Trump, as DOJ is continuing to defend other cases involving similar leaks of taxpayer information.”
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams (I), who had earlier Closed the Case after it Settled, is considering Reopening it to Investigate whether Trump and DOJ Defrauded the Court by Filing a Ccollusive” Lawsuit. It’s the latest Fallout from the DOJ’s ControversialSsettlement with Trump, the 1st to Sue His Oown Government. A Spokesman for Trump’s Legal Team Defended the Deal.
“The IRS wrongly allowed a rogue, politically-motivated employee to leak private and confidential information about President Trump, his family, and the Trump Organization to the New York Times, ProPublica and other left-wing news outlets, which was then illegally released to millions of people,” the Spokesman said 6/23/2026.
The other part of the Settlement was the Creation of a $1.8 billion Fund for Alleged Victims of Political “weaponization.” However, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche (R) said that Plan has been Scrapped after a Bipartisan Outcry, though the Audit Immunization Deal will Remain.
Trump in 1/2026 Sued the IRS, an Agency He Controls, Over the Unauthorized Leak of His Tax Information to the Press in 2019. The Suit effectively put Trump in Control of Both sides of the Litigation, with Taxpayers on the Hook for Any Settlement.
On 5/18/2026, Trump Agreed to Drop the Suit in Exchange for the Government Creating the Weaponization Fund, which many Democrats said would be used to Enrich His Allies and Supporters. The next day, the DOJ Agreed to Immunize Trump as part of the same Settlement.
In Assessing the Possible Value of the Immunity Deal to Trump and His Businesses, the Group cited a potential Tax Liability Stemming from an IRS Probe of Trump’s Chicago Tower that was Underway as of 2024. They said the Immunity is particularly Inappropriate, because it relates to matters that go well beyond the Claims in Trump’s Lawsuit.
“The unprecedented immunity order is a brazen, but ultimately illegal, gift to Trump,” the Group said.
The Constitution bars Presidents from receiving any “Emolument” from the Government while they’re in Office. The Definition of “Emolument” was the Subject of Litigation during Trump’s First Term, and wasn’t Resolved by the time Hhe left, but it generally is Interpreted to mean a Profit or Financial Benefit.
Late last week, the DOJ Rebuffed a U.S. Judge’s Iinvitation in a related Lawsuit for Top Officials to Submit a Signed Statement under Oath that a $1.8 Billion Fund will Not happen, Arguing that such Declarations were “Unnecessary” and that Compelling Statements from High-Level Officials “implicates serious separation of powers concerns.”
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