U.S. Senate Republicans yesterday sought to correct a section of President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul that threatened to prevent sexual harassment victims from claiming a tax deduction for the legal costs they incur while pursuing their cases, Reuters reported. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin dated yesterday, all 14 Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee said that they wanted to clarify Congress’ intent on three separate tax provisions as the administration implements the Republican tax bill that Trump signed into law last December. Republicans say they intend to introduce a technical corrections bill. But the prospects for a legislative fix are clouded by ongoing partisan gridlock in Congress, raising the possibility of wide-ranging unintended consequences. The Trump administration is implementing the new law at a time when allegations of sexual harassment against dozens of high-profile men in media, entertainment, business and politics, including in Congress, have led to a wave of lawsuits and settlements.
