Dossier
Matt Platkin
Coverage of Matt Platkin in the Nexus archive.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refuses to say whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to confirm whether President Donald Trump and his family retain IRS audit immunity after the administration abandoned a $1.776 billion compensation fund. The decision to scrap the fund faced bipartisan backlash, and the status of Trump's audit immunity remains unclear amid ongoing litigation.