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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Bgie Areña

Did Todd Blanche Give Donald Trump Tax Amnesty? Secret IRS Deal Discovered

President Donald Trump's MAGA Inc super PAC has raised $333m since his inauguration but spent less than $9m, raising alarm among Republican donors ahead of the 2026 midterms. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/WikiMedia Commons)

President Donald Trump secured sweeping protection from past and future tax audits in Washington on Tuesday, after a little-noticed settlement document signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declared the Internal Revenue Service 'forever barred' from pursuing him, his family or their businesses over unpaid taxes.

The amnesty forms part of the deal that ended Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the US government but was revealed only after the Justice Department publicly touted a separate $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponisation' fund linked to the same settlement.

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