High-Profile Officials Weigh in on Trump Tax Audit Immunity Deal In a significant move, four former high-ranking officials from the IRS and Department of Justice (DOJ) have joined forces to challenge the legality of a deal that granted President Trump immunity from certain tax audits. The group, which includes former IRS Commissioner John Koskinen and former Assistant Attorney General for DOJ's Tax Division Kathryn Keneally, filed an amicus brief on Monday urging a court to rule that the agreement was unlawful. The brief argues that the deal, which was negotiated by Trump's lawyers and the IRS, may have compromised the integrity of the tax enforcement process and potentially given the former president an unfair advantage. The officials' intervention adds weight to a long-standing controversy surrounding Trump's tax dealings, which has sparked intense scrutiny and debate in recent years.
A group of four former officials at the IRS and Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus brief on Monday urging the court to rule President Trump’s audit immunity deal was unlawful. Former IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, former Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Tax Division Kathryn Keneally, former National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson and former...
