Justice Department considers settling Trump’s $10 billion IRS leak lawsuit
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Key Points:
- The Justice Department is considering settling President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, with discussions including the possibility of the IRS dropping audits on Trump, his family, and their businesses.
- The lawsuit, filed by Trump and his sons, alleges unauthorized leaks of Trump’s tax returns by a former IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, who was sentenced to five years in prison for the disclosures.
- A federal judge has raised constitutional questions about whether Trump can sue federal agencies he oversees, noting the complexity of his personal capacity claim versus his role as sitting president.
- The Justice Department has recently settled other lawsuits involving Trump allies, including cases with former adviser Carter Page and Michael Flynn, indicating a pattern of resolving high-profile disputes related to the Trump administration.