Tell us more about Trump’s attempted settlement of his IRS lawsuit

Jul. 17, 2026, 4:58 PM EDT MS NOW welcomes letters from readers who want to respond to our journalism, add context, raise a thoughtful disagreement or share a perspective that may help other readers better understand an issue. Please review our submission guidelines. Then use this form to send us your letter.To the editor: Regarding Hayes Brown’s July 14 op-ed column, “The courts won’t give cover to Trump’s IRS self-dealing”: This was an excellent article as far as it went. But it does not prominently address the part of the lawsuit settlement that would prohibit the IRS from auditing President Donald Trump, his family or his businesses. As far as I am concerned, that is equivalent to describing the fishing pole instead of the great fish that was caught. The goal of this lawsuit could reas