The US government will permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.As part of the settlement agreement, the US is “forever barred and precluded” from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons and the Trump Organisation’s current tax issues, according to a one-page document posted to the Justice Department’s website on Tuesday.The settlement, which marks an extraordinary use of executive power, goes beyond resolving litigation and effectively helps shield the president from further examination of his finances and legal conduct.
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TUE · 2026-05-19 · 20:05 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0519-77633
NSR-2026-0519-77633News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
US to drop tax claims against Trump ‘forever’, in IRS lawsuit deal
The US government has agreed to permanently drop tax claims against Donald Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization as part of a settlement resolving Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. This agreement, detailed in a document posted on the Justice Department's website, forever bars the US from examining or prosecuting their current tax issues.
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-19 · 20:05 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The US government has agreed to permanently drop tax claims against Donald Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization as part of a settlement resolving Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. This agreement, detailed in a document posted on the Justice Department's website, forever bars the US from examining or prosecuting their current tax issues. The settlement effectively shields the president from further scrutiny of his finances and legal conduct.
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The US is 'forever barred and precluded' from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organisation’s current tax issues.
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The settlement resolves Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns.
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The US government will permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump as part of a settlement.
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The settlement effectively helps shield the president from further examination of his finances and legal conduct.
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