Judge says Trump sued IRS for ‘improper purpose’; refers his lawyer to bar
Judge Kathleen Williams said the lawsuit aimed to legitimize an immunity deal and a $1.8 billion fund, and she ordered sanctions on Trump’s lawyers.
- On Monday, District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled that President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS was filed for an "improper purpose," characterizing it as self-dealing in which he sued an entity effectively under his control.
- The lawsuit sought to "manipulate the judicial process" by attempting to create an anti-weaponization fund and grant amnesty to the Trump Organization for past tax issues.
- Williams also criticized the Justice Department, stating it entered a "settlement" that "disregarded DOJ policies" and exceeded legal authority in abdicating its responsibility to defend the United States.
- The judge referred Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward and Attorney General Todd Blanche to disciplinary boards in New York and Washington, while a private attorney was referred to the Florida Bar and barred from the Southern District for one year.
- A spokesperson for Trump's legal team claimed the IRS wrongly allowed a "rogue" employee to leak confidential information to the New York Times and ProPublica, stating Trump continues to hold those who wrong America and Americans accountable.
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'Impeachment Is Next,' Says Senate Dem After Judge Strikes Down Trump Slush Fund
In a searing rebuke of Trump's self-dealing lawsuit against the IRS, Judge Kathleen Williams wrote that "a court should not be a forum for a party that cynically views a lawsuit as a vehicle to achieve a predetermined outcome."
Judge Orders Sanctions Against Blanche, Says Trump Tried to ‘Manipulate the Judicial Process’ With IRS Settlement
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Judge blasts Trump for using the presidency to ‘manipulate’ courts in IRS case
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump “acted in bad faith” when he swiftly dropped his tax return lawsuit and directed his Cabinet members to establish a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, a federal judge in Florida ruled Monday. Federal Judge Kathleen Williams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida excoriated Trump, his sons […]
A U.S. court reprimands the US president's lawsuit against the U.S. tax authority, which was settled by a controversial settlement. It was filed with an "inappropriate goal".
Trump IRS Lawsuit Backfires as Judge Exposes $1.8B Scheme and Threatens Lawyer Todd Blanche With Sanctions
A federal judge has torn apart President Donald Trump's own lawsuit, ruling he built it in bad faith to buy himself immunity from the taxman. The 56-page opinion, issued Monday by US District Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami, voids the settlement Trump struck with the Internal Revenue Service in May and refers his acting Attorney General for professional discipline. It marks a rare judicial rebuke of a sitting president's use of the federal cour…
Judge Rebukes Trump and DOJ in IRS Lawsuit, Refers Lawyer for Disciplinary Review - Internewscast Journal
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