Petition: Media Must Expose Trump’s IRS Enrichment Scheme

Donald Trump’s latest lawsuit against the IRS is not a legitimate grievance—it is part of a broader pattern of using the legal system and public office to enrich himself and evade accountability. By attacking the agency responsible for enforcing tax law, Trump is signaling that personal profit and retaliation remain central to his political project.

Too often, mainstream media covers these actions as spectacle, legal drama, or partisan sparring rather than what they represent: an effort to undermine tax enforcement while protecting and expanding Trump’s personal wealth. When coverage strips away motive and consequence, it obscures the corruption at the heart of these schemes and normalizes behavior that would be disqualifying for any other public official.

We call on news organizations to report plainly and persistently on Trump’s IRS lawsuit as an enrichment scheme—following the money, naming conflicts of interest, and explaining how these actions weaken public institutions for private gain. Democracy depends on a press willing to confront corruption directly, not one that treats it as just another headline.