IRS agrees to drop all pending probes of Trump and settle lawsuit over tax return leak
The IRS agreed on Tuesday to drop all pending investigations into Donald Trump, including a long-standing audit over tax avoidance techniques that could have resulted in a $100 million bill, to settle a lawsuit Trump brought against the agency over the leak of his tax returns. Trump sued the IRS, a federal agency within his own administration, an unusual move that experts describe as rare or possibly unprecedented. The settlement grants Trump immunity from further IRS probes, with experts warning the resolution could undermine public trust in the tax system.
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
“Trump immunity from IRS audit shocks experts, who warn it could undermine trust in tax system”
“Experts warn Trump immunity from IRS audit could undermine trust in tax system”
“Rogan on Trump IRS audit immunity: 'That's nuts’”