The Department of Justice is holding internal discussions about settling President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his 2019 tax returns, according to the New York Times. Trump claims the IRS failed to prevent his returns from being publicized. The lawsuit, filed in January, raises conflict-of-interest questions since the IRS is an executive agency Trump oversees. Political observers characterized the potential settlement as a brazen effort to bend the government to Trump's personal will. Former deputy director of the White House National Economic Council Bharat Ramamurti reacted to the news on X, "This is a massive scam—much worse than the ballroom—and Dems should raise hell over it." Jonathan Cohn labeled it "record-breaking corruption," while Hemant Mehta argued Republicans are "allowing Trump to raid the treasury." "I strongly disapprove of the US government giving Mr. Trump a big payback. Hold the leakers accountable. Give us the facts. Go public and let us see through the corruption. Why penalize hardworking [people]?" political strategist Donna Brazile, posted on X.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.