Obama-Appointed Judge Rips Trump’s IRS Settlement, Anti-Weaponization Fund
ONP Summary
A federal judge invalidated President Trump's $1.8 billion settlement with the Internal Revenue Service, finding it was structured to provide immunity to the president's associates. The judge referred Trump's attorneys for potential disciplinary sanctions, concluding the lawsuit sought to accomplish through the court what proper legal grounds would not support.
Progressive:Corruption scheme — progressive outlets emphasized Trump's personal attempt to escape tax investigations through improper manipulation of the legal system.
Moderate:Procedural impropriety — centrist outlets focused on the legal defects in the settlement structure and its attempt to bypass normal accountability.
Conservative:Political abuse of courts — conservative outlets criticized Trump and the Justice Department for improperly wielding the judicial system for political ends.
An Obama-appointed federal judge sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s IRS settlement Monday, reviving controversy over the administration’s abandoned $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund and referring several Trump-aligned attorneys for possible discipline.
In a 56-page order, U.S.
District Judge Kathleen Williams sanctioned lawyers involved in the case and barred both sides from citing the agreement as a ...
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