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 wrote.

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…

She also referred his attorney for possible professional discipline.

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…

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 US judge on Monday voided a settlement between Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service giving the president and his allies sweeping protections from audits, ruling that…

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.

Judge Kathleen Williams said that the case flouted constitutional restrictions against self-dealing.

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

A US judge on Monday voided a settlement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service over leaked tax returns, ruling the lawsuit was filed for an "improper…

The ruling calls into question whether Trump and his family will be able to benefit from the settlement immunizing them from tax audits.

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.

A US judge has nullified a legal agreement between President Donald Trump and federal agencies that granted him immunity from tax audits and allowed his administration to create a…

The latest ruling against President Donald Trump's IRS settlement scheme puts a lot of lawyers in trouble for trying to help run a scam in court.