Union representing IRS workers asks judge to block Trump tax audit immunity deal
- The National Treasury Employees Union has requested a judge to block a tax audit immunity agreement for President Trump.
- The union argues that the agreement forces IRS employees to choose between political orders and legal obligations.
- The lawsuit claims that Trump and his family are obligated to pay taxes like any other taxpayer.
- The immunity deal would prevent IRS audits of Trump and his businesses, allegedly providing him with an unconstitutional benefit.
- The lawsuit also alleges that the agreement violates a law prohibiting presidential interference with tax audits.
The labor union representing Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service workers has asked a judge to block a sweeping tax audit immunity agreement for President Donald Trump. The union argues that this agreement would force career employees to choose between following a political order and abiding by the law.
The updated lawsuit, which the union joined, also targets the audit immunity deal conferred on Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization. It asserts that Trump and his family are obligated to pay taxes owed, just like every other taxpayer, but the immunity order would require IRS employees to drop ongoing audits of the president and his businesses.
The lawsuit claims that the integrity of the tax system relies on the principle that every taxpayer is subject to the same laws and standards. It seeks to bar the Trump administration from implementing or enforcing the immunity deal, which officials have stated applies only to claims open at the time of the settlement and does not protect the president from examination of future tax filings.
代表国税局员工的工会请求法官阻止特朗普税务审计豁免协议
代表国税局和财政部员工的工会请求法官阻止特朗普的税务审计豁免协议。工会认为，该协议将迫使职业员工在遵循政治命令和遵守法律之间做出选择。
更新后的诉讼中，工会也针对特朗普、他的儿子以及特朗普组织所享有的审计豁免协议。诉讼主张特朗普及其家族有义务像其他纳税人一样缴纳税款，但豁免令将要求国税局员工停止对总统及其企业的审计。
诉讼声称，税务系统的完整性依赖于每个纳税人都受相同法律和标准的原则。诉讼请求禁止特朗普政府实施或执行该豁免协议，官员表示该协议仅适用于和解时未结案的索赔，并不保护总统未来的税务申报审查。