Donald Trump’s defeat in an unprecedented legal battle with his own government could have notable repercussions for the President, experts have warned.
On Monday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that Trump and his legal team had improperly used a $10bn (£7.4bn) lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax agency, to extract personal benefits from the government.
In a 56-page report reprimanding the deal, Judge Kathleen Williams said Trump’s initial filing of the lawsuit was an attempt to gain “judicial legitimacy for a ‘settlement’ that had no viable basis in law or fact”.
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The judge also referred Trump’s attorney, Alejandro Brito, and senior Department of Justice officials who approved the settlement to state bar authorities to assess whether their actions violated legal ethics rules.
