Trump's past tax returns get protection from IRS enforcement under 'lawfare' fund settlement

Key points

• President Donald Trump arrives at his caucus night event, with sons Donald Trump Jr.
• and Eric Trump, at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa.
• Federal tax returns filed by President Donald Trump, family members, the Trump Organization, and related trusts and affiliates before this week are protected from potential Internal Revenue Service enforcement actions under a controversial $1.8 billion settlement with the Justice Department, a new document posted Tuesday shows.
• The Justice Department, as part of the settlement, barred the federal government from prosecuting or pursuing "any and all claims" that could have been made by the IRS, which included "tax returns filed before" the effective date of the settlement, according to the document, signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
• The protection extends to Trump, his family members, the Trump Organization and "parties including trusts, parent, sister or related companies, affiliates, and subsidiaries."...