Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Bar Presidents From Receiving Taxpayer-Funded Legal Settlements

Trump is seeking $10 billion from the IRS and Treasury Department over a leaked tax records lawsuit — and his own administration would be paying any settlement

$59.9 billion paid out of the Judgment Fund across 113,969 payments from 2008 to 2025

A federal appeals court upheld E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million defamation judgment against Trump in September 2025

The Westfall Act of 1988 shields federal employees from personal liability for torts committed within the scope of employment — but its application to a sitting president suing his own government is untested

S. 4299 was introduced April 15, 2026 and would bar the President, Vice President, and their immediate family members or controlled entities from collecting any damages settlement from the U.S. government