A federal judge ruled on July 13 that President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns was an example of self-dealing that was filed for an “improper purpose.”
The judge said that because Trump exercises control over the IRS as president, the interests of the litigants were not truly opposed to each other as is required in civil lawsuits. She also criticized the president’s legal team, referring one attorney for disciplinary review and denying another the ability to act in the case for one year.
An Anti-Weaponization Fund was created as part of the settlement of the lawsuit. Trump agreed to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, provided that the nearly $1.8 billion fund would be established to compensate alleged victims of the weaponization of law enforcement. After opposition arose in Congress, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told a congressional committee on June 2 that the U.S. Department of Justice was scrapping the proposed fund that was blocked by the courts….
Federal Judge Finds Trump IRS Suit Collusive, Improper
