Justice Department expands settlement to bar IRS from probing Trump's tax returns

The Justice Department expanded the settlement Tuesday between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service to bar it from probing the president's tax returns that were filed before the settlement.

The president and the IRS settled the lawsuit Monday after Trump sued the IRS for $10 billion in January over a 2023 incident in which IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn leaked his personal tax records. Littlejohn pleaded guilty and received a five-year prison sentence.

The settlement saw Trump drop the lawsuit and the Justice Department open a $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate Trump supporters, on a case by case basis, whom the administration determines received unfair treatment under the Biden DOJ.

The addendum to the settlement agreement on Tuesday now permanently bars the IRS from examining Trump's old tax returns and prevents the IRS from prosecuting the president. It also protects other parties affiliated with Trump from prosecution, including his family, trust funds, parent and related companies and subsidiaries. 

The president is not expected to receive a payout from the "anti-weaponization fund," nor are his two oldest sons, who were also listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.