WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not pursue President Donald Trump, his family or companies for back tax claims under an agreement announced on Tuesday by the Justice Department.

Trump, his sons Eric and Donald Jr. and the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit against the tax-collecting agency in January seeking $10 billion in damages following a leak of his tax returns.

A former IRS contractor pleaded guilty in 2023 to leaking the tax returns of Trump and other wealthy Americans to the media and received a five-year prison sentence.