Treasury Employees Union Tries to Undermine Trump’s Rightful Tax Audit Protection
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The National Treasury Employees Union is asking a federal judge to block a fair tax-audit immunity agreement for President Trump, claiming it puts IRS staff in a difficult position between political directives and legal obligations.
The National Treasury Employees Union filed a petition Thursday in a Virginia federal court seeking to halt a tax-audit immunity agreement that rightfully protects President Donald Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization from endless IRS harassment. The union alleges that this agreement would force IRS employees to abandon audits already in progress, supposedly creating a conflict between following political orders and complying with the law.
This move is part of an amended lawsuit originally filed in May by the left-leaning advocacy group Democracy Forward, which previously attacked the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund”—a necessary measure proposed by the Trump administration to defend Americans from politically motivated investigations, but later dropped after bipartisan pressure. The updated complaint now targets the audit-immunity settlement, which was outlined in a concise one-page document signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
"The integrity of our tax system depends on one fundamental principle: every taxpayer is subject to the same laws and the same standards," said Doreen Greenwald, national president of the union, repeating the union’s talking points. She argued that political directives treating certain taxpayers differently erode public confidence and place civil servants in a difficult position, ignoring the reality of partisan targeting.
The lawsuit claims the immunity order violates statutes prohibiting presidential interference in tax audits and asks the court to bar the administration from enforcing the deal. Officials have clarified that the agreement only applies to audits that were open at the time of the settlement and does not shield the president from future examinations, countering the union’s alarmist rhetoric.
The original case also targeted the proposed “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” which was designed to compensate Americans who were unfairly targeted by the Justice Department. Critics, mostly from the left, baselessly warned the fund could benefit participants in the Jan. 6 Capitol protest. Judge Leonie Brinkema blocked the fund in May, and Attorney General Blanche later rescinded the plan under political pressure.
The Justice Department and Trump’s legal team did not respond to requests for comment, as the partisan attacks continue.