{"id":13001,"date":"2026-05-20T19:21:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/20\/trump-administration-says-the-irs-cant-audit-trump-here-now-anytime-npr\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T19:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:21:54","slug":"trump-administration-says-the-irs-cant-audit-trump-here-now-anytime-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/20\/trump-administration-says-the-irs-cant-audit-trump-here-now-anytime-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration says the IRS can&#8217;t audit Trump : Here &#038; Now Anytime &#8211; NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b data-is-speakable>Trump administration says the IRS can&#8217;t audit Trump : Here &#038; Now Anytime<\/b>   <b data-is-speakable>A last-minute addendum to a Department of Justice deal with President Trump says the Internal Revenue Service is \u201cforever barred\u201d from auditing Trump, his family members and his businesses. The deal also created a $1.8 billion fund to pay out Trump allies who say they were unfairly investigated. Law professor Mary McCord explains the implications.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Trump critic Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, lost his primary on Tuesday. The president on Tuesday also endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn ahead of Texas Senate runoff elections. Republican pollster Whit Ayres discusses Trump\u2019s power over his party.<\/p>\n<p>And, the Trump administration is using the Pentagon and concerns about national security to stall wind energy projects across the nation. David Carroll, CEO of ENGIE North America, details the state of the wind energy industry.<\/p>\n<p><\/b> <\/p>\n<section id=\"wrapper\"><a id=\"mainContent\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h3>         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510051\/here-x26-now\">Here &#038; Now Anytime<\/a>     <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"headlineaudio\">\n<article id=\"resnx-s1-mx-5828751-1\" aria-label=\"audio-module\">\n<div>\n<h4>Trump administration says the IRS can&#8217;t audit Trump<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-123140\">\n<div data-crop-type>         <picture><source  data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1400x1400+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F88%2Fded658564cbbadef51578f04aa4b%2Fap26140507043448-1-1.jpg\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source  data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1400x1400+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F88%2Fded658564cbbadef51578f04aa4b%2Fap26140507043448-1-1.jpg\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1400x1400+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F88%2Fded658564cbbadef51578f04aa4b%2Fap26140507043448-1-1.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1400x1400+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F88%2Fded658564cbbadef51578f04aa4b%2Fap26140507043448-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to speak at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement.\" fetchpriority=\"high\">         <\/picture> <\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>                 President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to speak at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement.                 <b aria-label=\"Image credit\">                                          Jacquelyn Martin\/AP                                      <\/b>                 <b><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>             <\/p>\n<p><b><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>     <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Image credit\">                  Jacquelyn Martin\/AP              <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A last-minute addendum to a Department of Justice deal with President Trump says the Internal Revenue Service is \u201cforever barred\u201d from auditing Trump, his family members and his businesses. 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David Carroll, CEO of ENGIE North America, details the state of the wind energy industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump administration says the IRS can&#8217;t audit Trump : Here &#038; Now Anytime A last-minute addendum to a Department of Justice deal with President Trump says the Internal Revenue Service is \u201cforever barred\u201d from auditing Trump, his family members and his businesses. 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