Trump seeks 90-day pause to settle $10B IRS lawsuit, fueling ethics concerns

Trump asks for a 90-day pause to settle his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns, a move critics say would let him negotiate with an administration he controls and raise conflict-of-interest concerns. The suit stems from 2017 disclosures by Booz Allen contractor Charles Littlejohn and related media coverage, using a disputed damages formula and the two-year statute of limitations; opponents say it should be dismissed or blocked by ethics rules or the Emoluments Clause, with Democracy Forward filing an amicus brief, and Trump has related damage claims against federal investigations.