Trump’s DOJ Bars the IRS from Investigating Trump, His Family, and His Companies Over Past Taxes Arrow

Today, Donald Trump's Department of Justice covertly signed a broadly worded addendum stating that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is "forever barred and precluded" from pursuing "examinations" of past tax returns filed by Trump, his family, and his companies.

The announcement is an expansion of the $1.776 billion slush fund - paid for by American taxpayers - for payouts to Trump's allies and supporters, including January 6th rioters pardoned by Trump. Trump initially attempted to extort $10 billion from taxpayers through his frivolous lawsuit against the IRS.

In 2023, the Trump Organization was ordered to pay $1.6 million in fines for running a 15-year tax fraud scheme that prosecutors said top executives at the company ran to cheat and defraud the government. On top of that, Trump and his companies were ordered to pay $355 million in penalties for engaging in a years-long scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated his wealth.

In response,DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:

"Once again, Donald Trump and his administration are bending the rule of law and using the government as a personal piggy bank to enrich Trump and his family members. Everyday Americans are drowning under the weight of soaring prices and disappearing jobs and meanwhile Trump is demanding money straight from taxpayers' pockets for his allies and supporters. Under Trump, everyday Americans play by the book and still struggle to get by, while Trump bends and breaks the rules to favor himself and his inner circle."