Union representing IRS workers asks judge to block Trump tax audit immunity deal
- The labor union representing IRS workers has requested a judge to block a tax audit immunity deal for President Trump.
- The union argues that the deal 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 order would prevent IRS employees from conducting ongoing audits of Trump and his businesses.
- The lawsuit contends that the agreement violates laws preventing presidential interference in 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 the 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 the president, his sons, and the Trump Organization. The lawsuit claims that Trump and his family are obligated to pay taxes owed, just like every other taxpayer, but the immunity order would prevent IRS employees from conducting ongoing audits.
The lawsuit alleges that the agreement violates a law that bars the president from interfering with tax audits. 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
代表财政部和国税局员工的工会请求法官阻止对特朗普总统的广泛税务审计豁免协议。工会认为该协议迫使职业员工在遵循政治命令和遵守法律之间做出选择。
工会加入的更新诉讼还针对给予总统、他的儿子和特朗普组织的审计豁免协议。诉讼声称特朗普及其家族有义务像其他纳税人一样缴纳应付税款，但豁免令将阻止国税局员工进行正在进行的审计。
诉讼称该协议违反了禁止总统干预税务审计的法律。诉讼要求禁止特朗普政府实施或执行该豁免协议，官员们表示该协议仅适用于和解时开放的索赔，并不保护总统对未来税务申报的审查。