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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Chelsie Napiza

Special Privilege Revealed as IRS Halts Decades of Mandatory Presidential Tax Audits Exclusively for Trump

A Justice Department settlement still largely protects Donald Trump’s pre-May 2026 tax filings from IRS audits despite Senate pressure, a federal court ruling and revisions linked to Todd Blanche’s attorney general confirmation. (Credit: The White House via Wikimedia Commons)

An Internal Revenue Service settlement barring audits of President Donald Trump's past tax filings remains largely intact, despite last-minute changes meant to satisfy two Republican senators blocking his attorney general nominee.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche narrowed part of the settlement this week to win over Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, but the core protection covering years of past returns has not been withdrawn.

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