Overview
- Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in the Eastern District of Virginia challenging a one‑page DOJ memo that they say gives President Trump, his sons, and related entities immunity from IRS audits.
- The National Treasury Employees Union joined the challenge to represent career IRS auditors who say the carveout would give the president a benefit not available to other taxpayers.
- A federal judge previously blocked the nearly $1.8 billion 'Anti‑Weaponization' fund created as part of the same settlement, but that injunction did not remove the audit immunity at issue in the new filing.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has publicly said the fund is 'rescinded,' yet plaintiffs argue that his statement does not dismantle the underlying agreement or the immunity memo and so they ask the court to permanently set both aside.
- The case now tests DOJ independence, could trigger ethics or disciplinary reviews of lawyers who negotiated the deal, and will influence Blanche’s pending confirmation and whether the arrangement can be revived on appeal.