IRS Barred From Auditing Trump Forever

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

The one-page document, signed by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, said that the government would be "FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED from prosecuting or pursuing" pending tax claims against Mr. Trump, his family members and businesses.

Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 11:13 AM | 65 COMMENTS | permalink

Breaking: The Trump administration has forever banned the IRS from auditing the taxes of Trump, his family members, and his companies.
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-- Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) 6:16 PM May 19, 2026

Comments

Viva la republica bananera!

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-19 03:16 PM

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-19 03:22 PM

Not a single deplorable Trumping MAGAt will comment on this.

Especially not the ones who were crying for 4 years about the "Biden Crime Syndicate".

Conservatives have handed over the nation to a pedophile to loot in exchange for destroying Western Liberalism.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-19 03:26 PM

Corruption.

Criminality.

Sexual perversion.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-19 03:39 PM

As part of the settlement between the president and the IRS, the DOJ "forever barred and precluded" the IRS from pursuing Trump, his family members, and his companies over any unpaid taxes.
"DOJ Quietly Bans IRS From Ever Investigating Trump Again"
newrepublic.com

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-19 03:42 PM

Thread is up: Trumps DOJ Deal: No Audits For Him, Family, Businesses

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-19 03:44 PM

Not a single deplorable Trumpfing MAGAt will comment on this.

This phenomenon does not just apply to MAGAts.

One drudge.com blogger has repeatedly asked another one to respond to his/her questions.

ZERO responses to answer those simple queries.

But this unresponsive blogger is ready to slime people-- like Coriolanus-- with the worst and most unfounded aspersions.

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-19 03:44 PM

One drudge.com blogger has repeatedly asked another one to respond to his/her questions.

Sealioning:

Sealioning is a trolling tactic where someone harasses others with endless, bad-faith requests for evidence or "clarification".

Disguised as a polite desire for reasonable debate, the goal is to exhaust the target's patience, derail the conversation, and provoke an angry response.

Key Characteristics:

Feigned Ignorance: The questioner pretends to be unaware of basic facts or easily searchable information to force the other person to do all the labor.

Hyper-Civility: They use polite language (e.g., "I'm just asking questions!") so that if the target gets frustrated and snaps, the troll can act as the victim of an "unreasonable" person.

Relentlessness: They ignore answers and continuously move the goalposts with tangential questions.

Examples: BullJohnson and BullBringer

#8 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-19 03:47 PM

Both BullBringer and BullJohnson are experts at Sealioning, which is the reason threads they post on reach the triple digits in post counts.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-19 03:49 PM

" precluded" the IRS from pursuing Trump, his family members, and his companies over any unpaid taxes."

Nearly 40 years of studying tax cases and dealing with the IRS.

I've NEVER EVEN HEARD of any deal like this, especially a deal which essentially gives carte blanche for his whole family to break the law.

Where are the actual patriots to weigh in?

#10 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-19 03:50 PM

Where are the actual patriots to weigh in?

Donating to Trump 2028.

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-05-19 03:52 PM

Trump will readily stretch the already wretched decision SCOTUS issued in Trump v United States (2024), and claim what amounts to sovereign immunity. Extending it to his family is quite a stretch, but MAGAts won't mind, the Republicans in coats and ties are cool with it, and the march over the cliff continues apace.

Happy 250th!

#12 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-19 03:55 PM

Hi Clownshack

Thanks for that info.

The blogger I am referring to does not harasses the troll with repeated queries.

He/she merely asks a single poignant question which is ignored.

By not answering the question, the hypocrisy and duplicity of the troll is exposed.

Right now I am reading Hitler's Secret Bankers by Adam LeBor about Swiss banking complicity with the Third Reich during the Holocaust, stealing millions and millions of dollars from Jewish victims and then not returning the money to the families of the survivors.

Anyways, I trust you are well.

#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-19 04:11 PM

"DOJ Quietly Bans IRS From Ever Investigating Trump Again"

Party of Law And Order.
Party of Personal Responsibility.

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-19 04:13 PM

#15 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-19 04:42 PM

*** Dummkopf Trumpf's $499 Gold-colored "T1" Smartphone is Made in China and the US Flag Has 11 Stripes ***

#16 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-19 05:10 PM

How is this not a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card? This would insulate not only Donald Trump, but all members of the Trump family as well as all of their various business endeavors, from ever being audited nor prosecuted even if evidence were to be found that they've committed tax fraud.

And this will set a horrible precedent. What's to stop future presidents from simply suing the government over some perceived grievance and then ordering their DOJ to make a deal which benefits themselves and those close to them, all at the expense of the taxpayers?

OCU

#17 | Posted by OCUser at 2026-05-19 05:40 PM

You know he's going to try to stay in Office by any means possible... I mean, he HAS to to stay out of the Penitentiary for the rest of his miserly corrupt life.

It's the same reason he got into the WH in the first place.

That, and the Grift was Greener.

Trumpers managed to "DRAIN THE SWAMP!" alright; they drained it right into Trump's crypto accounts.

He's the Swamp King!

#18 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-19 05:40 PM

" and the US Flag Has 11 Stripes"

Well, you know what that means, don't you?!? It's SHARPIE time!

Now ... which two colonies will be getting the axe?

#19 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-19 06:24 PM

Biden pardoned his entire family.

Kind of hard for dems to complain about Trump now.

#20 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-19 10:59 PM

" Biden pardoned his entire family."

AFTER Trump publicly threatened them.

You're watching "news" from sources who think you can't handle the full truth.

#21 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-19 11:25 PM

He can't.

#22 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-05-19 11:34 PM

Dan,

"AFTER Trump publicly threatened them."

That's actually immaterial.

Biden did it.

Applying justification after the fact doesn't really change that.

#23 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 12:09 AM

"That's actually immaterial."

Trump threatened them with LAWFARE.

It's VERY material.

#24 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-20 12:33 AM

" Applying justification after the fact doesn't really change that."

WTF are you talking about?!? We've lived through the proof ever since.

Trump's DOJ has committed LAWFARE on a near-daily basis. They've filed suit and failed against James Comey, Leticia James, and others who they couldn't even get a warrant for, the case was so weak.

Your "news" outlets think you're stupid.

#25 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-20 12:51 AM

Biden pardoned his entire family.

Kind of hard for dems to complain about Trump now.

#3 | Posted by BillJohnson

Duhhhhh BiDenZ!! STFU you stupid unAmerican pile of s*&^.

It's only fair.
Look what Biden did for his family.
Where was the outrage then?
It may be difficult for Democrats to say much about this without sounding hypocritical.
#25 | Posted by BillJohnson

F*&^ you, Bill. Go f*&^ yourself.

#26 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 12:53 AM

"That's actually immaterial."

That's one of the dumbest things I've ever read. Of course it's material: Trump threatened lawfare after he'd won the presidency, but before he had taken office.

What, did your "news" outlets forget to report that part?

#27 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-20 12:53 AM

"AFTER Trump publicly threatened them."

That's actually immaterial.

Biden did it.

Applying justification after the fact doesn't really change that.

#6 | Posted by BillJohnson

Look you unAmerican dumbf*&^ pile of worthless Santorum, Trump oversees BOTH of those agencies as the leader of the executive. The DoJ is supposed to be independent, but this is the kind of corrupt, ridiculous s*&^ you get when it's not.

And stupid f*&^s like you cheer it cuz duhhhhhh BiDeNz!!! Just like you've been told to.

How does it feel to be a stupid, brainless pile of stupid trained monkey s*&^, Bill?

It's only fair.
Look what Biden did for his family.
Where was the outrage then?
It may be difficult for Democrats to say much about this without sounding hypocritical.
#25 | Posted by BillJohnson

F*&^ you, Bill. Go f*&^ yourself.

#28 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 12:56 AM

Your "news" outlets think you're stupid.

#8 | Posted by Danforth

They're not wrong.

Bill is probably stoked he might finally get his Trump phone.

Of course, when he finds out it only works after he's input a credit card number and authorized a monthly "donation," he'll just blame Biden while cherry picking quotes from his Trump bible to justify it.

#29 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 12:59 AM

Dan,

It's immaterial for what I said.

Biden pardoned his family.

It will be hard to attack Trump for doing something similar.

Are you suggesting maybe Trump played Biden?

He threatened Biden thinking he might do something like he did.

Then Trump waited for the right moment to play his hand?

#30 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 01:31 AM

You're a stupid piece of s*&^, Bill.

#31 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 01:34 AM

It's only fair.
Look what Biden did for his family.
Where was the outrage then?
It may be difficult for Democrats to say much about this without sounding hypocritical.
#25 | Posted by BillJohnson

F*&^ you, Bill. Go f*&^ yourself.

#32 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 01:34 AM

Dan,

I believe Trump probably would exploit people's weaknesses.

Trump likes to win.

He isn't someone I would want to go up against.

#33 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 01:45 AM

Can Eric stop a bullet? We'll see

#34 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-20 02:01 AM

" It's immaterial for what I said. Biden pardoned his family."

If you think Biden pardoning his family AFTER the PRESIDENT-ELECT had publicly threatened lawfare against them is immaterial, you're a moron.

#35 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-20 02:06 AM

I believe Trump probably would exploit people's weaknesses.

Trump likes to win.

He isn't someone I would want to go up against.

#16 | Posted by BillJohnson

That's because you're a stupid piece of unAmerican s*&^.

It's only fair.
Look what Biden did for his family.
Where was the outrage then?
It may be difficult for Democrats to say much about this without sounding hypocritical.
#25 | Posted by BillJohnson

F*&^ you, Bill. Go f*&^ yourself.

#36 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-20 02:28 AM

Biden pardoned his entire family.

A "core constitutional" power of the presidency that holds absolute immunity to him in all capacities.

What "core constitutional" power does the Buffoon hold when he sues his government in his "personal" capacity? www.courthousenews.com

#37 | Posted by et_al at 2026-05-20 02:52 AM

Uh oh. Facts have entered the Retort. Time to accept your fate.

#38 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2026-05-20 03:08 AM

Dan,

"If you think Biden pardoning his family AFTER the PRESIDENT-ELECT had publicly threatened lawfare against them is immaterial, you're a moron."

It's not that lawfare is insignificant.

Trump has been dealing with politically motivated accusations and prosecutions for years. That's lawfare.

What changed is that Democrats largely considered it acceptable when directed at Trump, but now suddenly it's unacceptable when it's aimed at Biden's family.

So Biden responded by pardoning them preemptively.

That makes it difficult to act morally outraged about Trump's DOJ tactics while simultaneously defending Biden's pardons.

My point was simply that once Biden pardoned his family, it severely weakened criticism of Trump on this issue.

#39 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 03:32 AM

That makes it difficult to act morally outraged about Trump's DOJ tactics

#21 | Posted by BillJohnson

Some things seem hard only for you, BILL.

If Trump's behavior doesn't outrage you (it doesn't), then you are a block of lead (you are).

That's the attration in talking with you---

It's like you have diarrhea and can't believe the smell.

You smell it again precisely because you don't believe it.

Then you don't believe that, so you smell it again.

Ad infintum.

#40 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-20 07:21 AM

21 | Posted by BillJohnson

You have a moral system that always argues away the existence of morality.

Every bad thing brings you back to where you started.

Blessing bad things.

#41 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-20 07:23 AM

Oh goodie, another thread for BJ to practice his self flagellation.

#42 | Posted by Chantresse at 2026-05-20 07:39 AM

" Trump has been dealing with politically motivated accusations and prosecutions for years. That's lawfare."

You've given the definition incorrectly; you're missing the central tenet.

The definition of lawfare is prosecuting someone for an action ANYONE ELSE COULD DO WITHOUT FEAR OF LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS.

Trump was NEVER subject to lawfare, as the courts held time and again.

As for you, you can't name a single one of Trump's 91 indictments which you or I could've done without fear of legal repercussions.

I know: I've been asking for an example of lawfare for years, and no one has been able to come up with any proof of a single example. You remember proof, don't you, Bill?

#43 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-20 08:06 AM

Dan,

"The definition of lawfare is prosecuting someone for an action ANYONE ELSE COULD DO WITHOUT FEAR OF LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS."

Using your definition, you're essentially saying Biden and his family were subjected to lawfare, but Trump wasn't?

I don't agree with your definition, and neither do several that I found.
At its core, lawfare is the use of the legal system as a weapon to intimidate, damage, or politically target opponents.

Honestly, I thought you were going to come back from a different angle.

I figured you'd argue it's only lawfare against Biden because "Biden and his family aren't guilty of anything...it's all trumped up while Trump actually is a criminal" or something along those lines.

(I loved how trumped up worked in so well.)

#44 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 09:53 AM

26 | POSTED BY BILLJOHNSON

Lead.

The element.

#45 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-20 10:30 AM

Chan,

"Oh goodie, another thread for BJ to practice his self flagellation."

That's actually funny.

But why self-flagellate when there's a line of eager participants willing to do it for you?

Saves effort on my part, and we both get something out of it.

#46 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 11:05 AM

Fuck you. Go die in a fire.

#47 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-20 11:22 AM

46 | POSTED BY BILLJOHNSON

I interact with you, BILL, because you've helped me a whole new slant on the nature of evil.

#48 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-20 11:25 AM

I interact with you, BILL, because you've helped me a conceive a whole new slant on the nature of evil.

Since I can't have Hitler over for conversation at dinner, you'll do.

#49 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-20 11:26 AM

Selective immunity from tax law for the President and his Family.

That's so 1790's.

The Ancien Regime was well versed on Tax immunity for Kings.

Is Trump an Absolute Monarch?

He's accumulating most of the Perks.

Would Biden have gotten this,

If he did would the Republicans be happy about it?

Trump has Captured the SCOTUS.

I think elections may be in danger of becoming a Formality with no real Substance.

I think the SCOTUS would permit it if the Arguments were "Compelling" enough provided it was Trump doing the Asking.

This Country is Already Screwed.

#50 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-05-20 11:46 AM

Zed,

"I interact with you, BILL, because you've helped me a conceive a whole new slant on the nature of evil."

It is quite interesting the way liberal leaning and conservative leaning people are able to look at the world so differently.

Perhaps the difference between me and you is that I see good and bad virtues in both.

You, apparently, can only see anything positive with liberals, while conservatives are automatically cast as villains.

#51 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 11:47 AM

AFTER Trump publicly threatened them.

You're watching "news" from sources who think you can't handle the full truth.

#21 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-05-19 11:25 PM | Reply |

Accepting a pardon is an admission of guild

Cry harder, raetard

#52 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-05-20 11:59 AM

Biden pardoned his entire family.
Kind of hard for dems to complain about Trump now.
#20 | Posted by BillJohnson

You used to make sense on rare occasion. Those days, like your reasoning power, are long gone.

#53 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-05-20 12:04 PM

"Biden and his family aren't guilty of anything...while Trump actually is a criminal"
#44 | Posted by BillJohnson

Out of the mouths of babes, you may actually understand.
Look at it this way, in the Dotard's case, everything went through the lengthy process, was completely above board. Investigations, grand juries, all kinds of judges, jury trials, etc. and more likely than not he was found guilty all along the way.
Now let's compare that to what King Dotard is doing, indicting any one he wants for whatever stupid reason, all being shot down immediately for not having any merit.
I'm not saying there wasn't a certain verve to the prosecution of the Dotard, but it turned out he's guilty as Hell.

#54 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2026-05-20 12:07 PM

Blanche is trying so hard to get Trump to appoint him as AG. Should that happen then his agreement, which will be tossed out by the courts because it is simply not legal, should be the leading reason every senator for refusing to confirm Blanche. Anyone who would vote to confirm him after this travesty has no business representing the people of the US.

#55 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-05-20 12:09 PM

Biden pardoned his entire family.

Kind of hard for dems to complain about Trump now.

#20 | Posted by BillJohnson

Did Biden pardon himself? And I'm not seeing the words "presidential pardon" anywhere in this situation so I guess it must be different.

Did Biden have the Attorney General ban the IRS from auditing the taxes of himself, his family members, and his companies for eternity?

It sure looks like Trump, his families and companies can stop paying taxes and claim all the tax breaks they want. Forever. It sets a really dangerous precedent. It's no presidential pardon.

#56 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-05-20 12:12 PM

Good, fuck the Democrats and their "get Trump" bullshit

#57 | Posted by THEBULL at 2026-05-20 12:16 PM

Well this thread sure took a turn off of the topic. Do any of the local CONservatives feel like justifying why the Trump family shouldn't have to pay taxes? It sure seems like a Monarchy to me!

No Kings!

#58 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-05-20 12:19 PM

Johnny,

I reread about Biden's pardons and it wasn't as far reaching as I thought.

#59 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 12:19 PM

Johnny,

I agree that Trump's action was amazingly far reaching.

I think I was first to post that on here (didn't start a new thread) because I was flabbergasted.

It is rather shocking how he managed this.

#60 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 12:22 PM

Tfd,

#54
You kinda took what I said out of context, but that's ok.

Not worth the effort discussing it.

#61 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 12:24 PM

What,

Trump essentially got a "Get out of jail free" card.

Well no...he actually got a whole stack of them he can hand out to other people, corporations, and political allies, too.

Amazing.

Tops anything I've ever heard of.

No...I don't like this.

TV Show Facts of Life theme song goes,

You take the good, you take the bad,
you take them both and there you have
The facts of life

#62 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 12:33 PM

It is rather shocking how he managed this.
#60 | Posted by BillJohnson

What is shocking about it? This is a man who has openly broken the law with practically no consequences. Show me another American citizen who has ever been convicted of 34 felonies and never saw the inside of a jail cell, not even for a single night.
It was shocking a few years ago when Judge Canon saved him from prosecution. It was shocking when the republicans in the Senate saved him from impeachment after he showed flagrant disregard for the safety and lives of the Vice President and members of Congress while attempting to overthrow the US Constitution. It was shocking when the US Supreme Court gave him immunity for his crimes.
This is no longer shocking. This is expected. This is his modus operandi.

#63 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-05-20 12:42 PM

As far as presidential power, protection, and political shielding go, I honestly can't think of anything in modern American politics that reaches further than this.

#64 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-05-20 12:43 PM

During his 2016 and 2020 campaigns, Trump kept promising that he would release his tax returns as soon as his IRS audits were done (haha). So at least we can all agree that he lied. And I think it's pretty safe to say he's been hiding some things.

#65 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-05-20 12:43 PM

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