U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams

A judge ruled that President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns was filed for an 'improper purpose' and referred one of his lawyers for potential disciplinary action. The lawsuit, which sought $10 billion, ended in a settlement granting Trump immunity from tax audits and creating a $1.776 billion fund for allies, but the judge criticized the use of the court to legitimize the agreement.

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS was designed to manipulate the judicial process by justifying a settlement including a multibillion-dollar 'anti-weaponization' fund. The judge sanctioned two of Trump's attorneys and barred them from practicing in the Southern District of Florida, while also stating the lawsuit was not genuine due to lack of government opposition and cancellation of the fund by the acting Attorney General.

A U.S. judge ruled that President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS was filed for an improper purpose and recommended attorney sanctions. The lawsuit, which ended in a May settlement creating a $1.776 billion fund to compensate Trump allies and grant them audit immunity, was criticized as an attempt to legitimize an agreement.

A judge ruled that President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over leaked tax returns was filed for an 'improper purpose' and recommended attorney sanctions. The lawsuit, which ended with a settlement creating a $1.776 billion fund to compensate Trump allies and grant immunity from audits, was criticized as an effort to legitimize an agreement benefiting the president's associates. The judge described the case as an 'exercise in self-dealing' and accused the parties of misusing the court's authority.

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