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u/the_brunsteronReddit1d ago
Trump, IRS in talks to settle US president's $10 billion lawsuit
Seeking some help to understand this one as a non-US person.
Putting aside him being the only president who doesn't open up his files, how can he go after the entire IRS and justify such a huge payout? Surely his suit should be limited to those who did the actually leaks and to a more reasonable figure?
But the biggest issue by far - he is the big boss of both the DOJ & the IRS right? How can this not be conflict of interest, corruption etc? And why aren't taxpayers up in arms about having $10b of their dollars stolen in this way?
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Analysis Summary
Trump and the IRS are in settlement talks over a $10 billion lawsuit he filed over his tax returns being leaked to media in 2019-2020 during his first term. The poster asks legitimate structural questions: Trump is president and controls the DOJ/IRS, creating apparent conflicts of interest when he's suing those agencies, and a massive taxpayer-funded settlement could raise accountability concerns. The lawsuit itself is real and being covered by major outlets, though the broader conflict-of-interest question โ whether a sitting president should be able to sue (and settle) against agencies he controls โ remains a contested constitutional and governance issue that the reporting doesn't fully address.
Claims Analysis (4)
โTrump and the IRS are in talks to settle a $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax recordsโ
Confirmed by Reuters, NBC, AP, CNN, NYT all reporting settlement talks ongoing as of April 2026.
โThe leak occurred in 2019-2020 (or 2018-2020 per AP)โ
Reuters says 2019-2020; AP says 2018-2020. Minor date discrepancy across sources but core claim verified.
โTrump is suing in his personal capacityโ
NBC explicitly states 'Trump was suing in his personal capacity.' Lawsuit is structured as personal suit, not official presidential action.
โThe IRS called the leak 'unacceptable'โ
NBC reports IRS statement in 2024 characterizing the leak as 'unacceptable.'
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