Trump’s team schemed the court to force a settlement with his own government to bail him out from tax investigations, judge says

The settlement was an “attempt to use the Court to provide some legitimacy to an agreement to confer immunity to people and entities affiliated with the President,” the judge…

A federal judge says President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose” as she referred one of his attorneys for…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard the new Air Force One on July 8, 2026. Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesA Florida federal judge in a blistering order on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose,” a judge said Monday as she…

The ruling is a stinging rebuke of Trump's lawsuit.

A federal judge Monday said a controversial lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against the IRS sought to “manipulate the judicial process” and that he acted in bad faith in…

Trump’s team schemed the court to force a settlement with his own government to bail him out from tax investigations, judge says

President Donald Trump was blocked from using his settlement with the IRS, which freed him from prior tax liability, in any official way.

A US federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump's settlement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ruled that the lawsuit had been filed for an "improper purpose",…

A federal judge barred President Donald Trump from citing the case in any future attempt to avoid scrutiny over his past tax filings.

Kathleen Williams sanctions president’s lawyers and says $10bn suit against IRS was brought for ‘improper purpose’

A federal judge said in a scathing ruling that President Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was an improper exercise in self-dealing.

Judge rules that US president, Department of Justice misused courts in settlement that led to 'anti-weaponization' fund.

A US judge issued a full-throated repudiation of Trump and his administration in a Monday ruling, POLITICO reported.

US President Donald Trump's lawsuit against his own government over leaked tax records was an unparalleled exercise in self-dealing, a US judge says in a scathing ruling.

The judge said the government cannot claim in official proceedings that the agreement was the result of a legitimate legal process.