‘Breathtakingly improper’: Trump’s IRS deal could bulletproof $825M golf write-off
A Forbes report by Dan Alexander says President Trump donated development rights on his Jupiter, Florida golf club via a conservation easement that could let him write off roughly $825 million in income, and that a May 2026 Justice Department settlement of his IRS lawsuit — which former officials called "breathtakingly improper" and a federal judge ruled was brought to manipulate the judicial process — may shield the deduction. The report also notes Trump has claimed at least five such easements since 2005, is appealing an adverse ruling, and, per Alexander, appears to be using the presidency to get away with it.
