Judge says Trump sued IRS for ‘improper purpose’; refers his lawyer to bar
The judge said the case was designed to legitimize a settlement that would shield Trump from audits and direct $1.776 billion in taxpayer money.
- 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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US judge voids Trump's deal to resolve IRS lawsuit in scathing ruling
WASHINGTON — A US judge has nullified a legal agreement between President Donald Trump and federal agencies that granted him immunity from tax audits and allowed his administration to create a since-abandoned $1.8bn (£1.3bn) "anti-weaponization" fund.The fund, intended to compensate individuals claiming they were unfairly targeted by the government, was unveiled in May in exchange for Trump dropping his personal $10bn lawsuit against the Interna…
A U.S. federal court has ordered the revocation of a $1.8 billion deal between President Donald Trump and federal agencies that granted him "immunity" from tax scrutiny.
The tax authority IRS had granted the president extensive protection against tax audits. A court now collects this comparison and indicates involved officials.
An agreement, which gave the U.S. President and his relatives retroactive tax immunity, was rejected by Judge Kathleen Williams, seized by 35 former federal judges. She believes that Donald Trump's complaint against the IRS was "for an inappropriate purpose"New disappointment for the U.S. President. A U.S. federal judge cancelled on Monday the agreement between Donald Trump and the tax administration that would have conferred retroactive tax imm…
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