Trump Moves to Settlement Talks In $10B Lawsuit Against IRS

Trump Moves to Settlement Talks In $10 Billion Lawsuit Against His Own IRS President Donald Trump asked a federal judge to extend a key deadline in his $10 billion lawsuit against his own Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Friday, indicating settlement talks may soon be underway, as the Justice Department struggles to respond to a case that places government lawyers in a legal bind. Lawyers for the president requested a 90-day delay to a looming Monday deadline for the Justice Department to file its response, effectively buying time for officials grappling with the unprecedented situation of defending a lawsuit brought by the sitting president against his own administration. Rather than the Justice Department seeking the extension itself, Trump’s legal team made the request, noting that government lawyers had agreed to the delay. “The parties are engaging in discussions and need time to work through how to ensure those discussions can take place productively to avoid protracted litigation,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in the filing.