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President Trump and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a press briefing last year. Photo: Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images

A settlement between President Trump and the IRS that created a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund was expanded Tuesday to bar additional tax investigations into him, his family and his businesses.

Why it matters: The expanded waiver intensifies scrutiny of a controversial settlement involving agencies Trump effectively oversees.