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DOJ deal gives Trump, his family, and his businesses immunity from IRS investigations
The Internal Revenue Service is “forever barred and precluded from prosecuting or pursuing” examinations of President Trump, his family members, and businesses. That's according to an addendum added to the unusual Department of Justice deal to create a a $1.8 billion fund that would provide payments to people claim they were unfairly investigated or prosecuted.
Here & Now's Deborah Becker speaks to Georgetown Law professor Mary McCord about this arrangement.
This segment aired on May 20, 2026.