US judge nullifies Trump deal to resolve IRS lawsuit in scathing ruling
A US federal judge has nullified a legal settlement between the Trump administration and the IRS that would have granted the president tax audit immunity and created a $1.8 billion compensation fund. The judge criticized the lawsuit as an improper use of the judicial system to benefit the president personally.
Why it matters
The ruling highlights significant concerns regarding the separation of powers and the potential misuse of government legal processes for personal gain.
Donald Trump at the Nato summit in Ankara last week. Donald Trump at the Nato summit in Ankara last week. Donald Trump US judge nullifies Trump deal to resolve IRS lawsuit in scathing ruling Kathleen Williams sanctions president’s lawyers and says $10bn suit against IRS was brought for ‘improper purpose’
Prefer the Guardian on Google A federal judge on Monday nullified an agreement the government reached with Donald Trump and his sons over the leak of his tax returns. The judge lambasted the government and president’s lawyers for using the judicial process to try to concoct a beneficial arrangement for the president.
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