Sources suggest that the Department of Justice is considering whether to settle Donald Trump‘s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the upcoming days. They’re yet to decide if they want to pursue the monetary settlement option. If that happens, it could raise some serious legal and ethical concerns. Earlier this year, Trump sued the IRS, alleging that it didn’t prevent the leak of his family’s tax returns during his first administration.
DOJ reportedly discussing settling Donald Trump’s $10B IRS lawsuit
According to sources, the DOJ is planning to decide on the settlement of Trump’s $10 billion IRS lawsuit in the coming days. Various options are being assessed for winding up the case. Officials are also considering whether they should include a condition in the settlement disabling the IRS from looking into the taxes of Trump, his family, and his businesses. The source suggests that no final decision has been made and the DOJ is only assessing possible options.
However, if the settlements include monetary compensation, then it would raise several questions. This is because the DOJ might provide that money to the president to settle up. In a statement to CNN, a representative from Trump’s legal team reaffirmed that he’s determined to hold the wrongdoers accountable.
“The IRS wrongly allowed a rogue, politically-motivated employee to leak private and confidential information about President Trump, his family, and the Trump Organization to the New York Times, ProPublica and other left-wing news outlets, which was then illegally released to millions of people. President Trump continues to hold those who wrong America and Americans accountable.”
Back in 2017, this case began when a contractor named Charles “Chaz” Littlejohn worked for Booz Allen Hamilton on IRS files. Littlejohn stole Trump’s tax-related documents and released them to the media. The outlets then published that Trump paid no income taxes in 10 of the 15 years. In 2023, Littlejohn faced prosecution for leaking information and received a five-year prison sentence.
Originally reported by Shazmeen Navrange on Mandatory.
