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- President Donald Trump's legal team is negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to settle a $10 billion lawsuit over the leak of his tax information.
- A federal court filing requests a 90-day pause to allow for discussions.
- Tax experts raise ethical concerns about Trump suing an agency he oversees.
- The lawsuit stems from a previous leak by former IRS contractor Charles Edward Littlejohn, who received a five-year prison sentence.
- Ethics groups, including Democracy Forward, question potential collusion and conflicts of interest in the case.
