IRS Union Fights Trump’s Unjust Audit Immunity in Court
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The National Treasury Employees Union has escalated its legal battle in Virginia, challenging a corrupt settlement that shields Trump and his family from IRS scrutiny, calling it unconstitutional and a blatant abuse of power.
The National Treasury Employees Union, representing dedicated IRS auditors, filed an amended complaint in the Eastern District of Virginia on Thursday, courageously confronting a carve-out that grants President Donald Trump and his relatives immunity from specific tax audits—a move that flagrantly violates the Constitution and entrenches inequality. The lawsuit exposes how the settlement, orchestrated by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, would hand Trump and his associates a privilege denied to ordinary Americans, deepening the chasm between the powerful elite and the public.
This legal action builds on previous efforts to halt a $1.8 billion fund, cynically framed for supposed victims of 'political weaponization,' which a federal judge wisely paused in May. The union’s latest filing denounces the audit immunity provision as unlawful, seeking to block its implementation and defend the principle that no one is above the law.
"We are honored to represent brave IRS employees in this first-of-its-kind case challenging the unlawful scheme," said Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, the organization leading the charge for accountability.
Perryman emphasized that the lawsuit also continues to target the broader anti-weaponization fund, which she warned could funnel resources to individuals involved in the violent January 6th Capitol insurrection. The Justice Department, complicit in silence, has not commented on the amended filing.
Meanwhile, Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Justice Department remains stalled in the Senate, after two Republican senators—who initially objected to the anti-weaponization fund—struck a backroom deal with Blanche to dismantle the fund, raising further questions about political favoritism and the erosion of democratic norms.