Todd Blanche Kept Trump’s Tax Audit Shield. It Could Erase a $100 Million IRS Bill

He contends that “it is not … [a] deal that anyone has considered and decided was in the best interests of the United States government; it’s simply in his and his family’s best interest, and he has the power to force the Justice Department to accept that.”

“In that respect,” Super says, “it is unlike anything we’ve seen before.”

Last month, a federal judge ruled that Trump’s lawsuit was an exercise in self-dealing. While she didn’t explicitly overturn the tax audit deal conferred on Trump, the judge said that the deal can’t be claimed to be a product of a legitimate legal process. The President has filed an appeal.

The NYU Tax Law Center also questioned in its Monday statement whether Blanche has the legal authority to end tax audits of Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization in this litigation.

Blanche “only has authority to resolve tax matters that have been referred to DOJ—here, a taxpayer privacy lawsuit, not issues with tax returns,” the Tax Law Center contended. “Likewise, to the extent that the new documents purport to maintain the May 19, 2026 order’s audit immunity for the Trump plaintiffs, that is also unauthorized.”