Every utterance of that was accompanied by the disclaimer once his tax returns are no longer under audit... which I understand is a perpetual state of affairs.
Well, this kind of seems like a set up for a smart win - win
If it gets the IRS to close out all of his audits, then when he releases he can claim the IRS had no findings about any of his taxes
If they do come up with a finding, then he will of course litigate and doesn't have to release