IRS workers group joins Jan. 6 ‘slush fund’ suit, seeking to block Trump audit carve-out
The National Treasury Employees Union has joined a lawsuit challenging a settlement that grants President Trump and his family immunity from certain IRS audits. The plaintiffs argue the agreement is unconstitutional and provides an unlawful benefit to the President.
Why it matters
The case addresses concerns regarding political interference in tax administration and the separation of powers.
WASHINGTON — An organization representing career Internal Revenue Service employees has joined a lawsuit over the contentious settlement reached in connection with President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS, challenging a carve-out that would give him and members of his family immunity from certain tax audits. A Jan. 6 prosecutor fired by the Trump administration and others previously sued to block a fund that could have gone to Trump allies who said they were victims of weaponization, potentially including Jan. 6 rioters. A federal judge then temporarily blocked the fund from moving forward in May. Now, an amended version of the lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Virginia on Thursday afternoon alleges that the IRS audit immunity that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche agreed to for Trump and his family members in connection with the purported settlement is unlawful and unconstitutional.
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