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Committee member says amendment would bar IRS and Treasury from entering audit-immunity agreements
Summary
A Committee member announced an amendment they will offer to prohibit the IRS and Treasury from making agreements like an audit-immunity deal referenced in the remarks, framing the agreement as a double standard that exempts the president's family from audits.
A Committee member told the Senate Committee on Finance that later in the session they will offer an amendment to ban the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department from entering into agreements like an apparent ‘‘audit immunity’’ deal described in the remarks. The member criticized the arrangement as "a crooked double standard" that benefits the president and his family while ordinary taxpayers remain subject to enforcement.
The speaker said the amendment has unified support on their side of the aisle and that every committee member present will have a choice on the measure. The transcript records the announcement of the planned amendment but does not record the motion text, a formal second, a vote tally, or the outcome. The Committee member also linked the issue to reduced IRS staffing and resources, arguing that diminished enforcement capacity undercuts accountability for tax cheats.
