The U.S. Justice Department says a settlement tied to President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service includes an addendum that permanently bars the government from pursuing certain tax-related claims. Multiple outlets report that a one-page document posted by the DOJ states the U.S. is “forever barred and precluded” from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization regarding their current tax issues. The language is described as broader than an earlier settlement term and is presented as limiting the government from seeking any financial relief or taking actions tied to those matters. The reporting also links the development to Trump’s larger dispute with the IRS over the leak of his tax returns, described by some outlets as a roughly $10 billion lawsuit. While the documents’ exact scope is phrased as an ongoing prohibition on examining or prosecuting, sources agree on the core point: the government is agreeing to a permanent restriction on pursuing specified tax claims against Trump and related parties as part of the IRS settlement process.