U.S. Justice Department guarantees Trump and his family protection from tax proceedings

President Donald Trump and his family have received immunity from any current tax proceedings.

This is stated in a directive from the U.S. Department of Justice.

According to the document signed by Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, the country's authorities will be "forever deprived of the right to prosecute in court or seek consideration" of current tax claims against Trump, members of his family, and the business associated with it. The provision was included as an addition to the deal under which the American leader withdrew a $10 billion lawsuit against the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a $1.8 billion fund for individuals who, according to the Republican, suffered from political persecution.

According to The New York Times, this decision by the Justice Department exempts the country's leader from a potential payment of about $100 million following an audit regarding a tax refund of $72.9 million that he filed and received since 2010. This amount constitutes income tax and interest paid by him from 2005 to 2008 while hosting the reality show "The Apprentice." The President of the United States justified the request for a tax refund by saying that his business, in particular a casino and a skyscraper in Chicago, brought him colossal losses. Later, he again stated the unprofitability of the Chicago tower and casino. The tax service suggested that the politician tried to write off the same tax amount twice.

Source: TASS