Blog de Dunlap: FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED

Thursday, June 18, 2026

FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED

Danielle,

While you were filing your taxes this year, Donald Trump was making sure he'd never have to answer for his.

A one-page document — signed by his attorney general, who used to be his personal lawyer — has shielded Trump, his children, and his businesses from IRS audits.

"FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED" — that’s what the document actually says.

Tax investigators estimate this deal could be worth more than $100 million to him personally. So I’m pushing back in the Senate. I've introduced the Presidential Tax Transparency Act to put a stop to this. It would require the President, Vice President, and candidates for those offices to publicly release 10 years of tax returns. No loopholes. No carveouts. No exceptions.

The only way to counter concentrated power is with organized, visible, undeniable public pressure. That’s why I’m asking you to add your name if you agree that the law must apply equally to everyone, including the President of the United States.

ADD YOUR NAME

If you skipped a tax bill, the IRS would come knocking. But Trump and his family? Protected — including from investigations stretching back more than a decade.

Tax experts and legal scholars have been clear: this is an extraordinary breakdown of the line between personal interest and public power. Teachers, nurses, firefighters — they all pay the IRS what they owe.

The tax code doesn't have a Trump family exemption. It shouldn't have one for anyone.

Accountability can't stop at the Oval Office. That's not how democracy works. It's how a system rigged for the wealthy and powerful works. Add your name today and help fight back.

Thanks for being part of this,

Elizabeth