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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump has long kept his past tax returns shielded from public scrutiny, something he insisted was necessary because of ongoing IRS audits.<\/p>\n

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But he says that could change now after his legal team forged a deal with the Justice Department this week that includes permanently dropping tax claims against the president, his family and associates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI may even release my current returns,\u201d the president told reporters Wednesday.<\/p>\n

If Trump makes good on that suggestion, it would end years-long speculation over how much the Republican president owes the federal government. But Trump has made dozens of promises in years past to release his returns, as other presidents routinely have done, only to renege on that commitment.<\/p>\n

This week, the Justice Department said the government is \u201cforever barred and precluded\u201d from pursuing or prosecuting current tax examinations of Trump, his sons and the Trump Organization \u2014 part of the settlement deal meant to resolve Trump\u2019s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over a leak of his tax returns.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department has said the settlement refers only to existing audits, not future examinations.<\/p>\n

The move came after the Justice Department announced, as part of the lawsuit settlement, the creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate Trump allies who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted. Democrats and government watchdogs have called the arrangement \u201ccorrupt\u201d and unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

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With the settlement putting an end to any ongoing examinations of the president’s finances, the question arises about whether Trump will in fact release his returns. The White House referred The Associated Press to Trump\u2019s comments when asked when his returns may become available.<\/p>\n

Trump has said on numerous occasions over the years that he would release his tax returns. In May 2017, Trump said in an interview that he \u201cmight\u201d release his tax returns after he stepped down as president.<\/p>\n

During his first presidential campaign, he made a commitment to release his tax returns once they were not under audit.<\/p>\n

In 2022, after Trump had left office, Democrats in Congress released thousands of pages of his tax returns for the years covering 2015-2020, showing how Trump used the tax code to lower his tax obligation and revealing details about foreign accounts, charitable contributions and the performance of some of his highest-profile business ventures.<\/p>\n

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