A federal judge Monday said a controversial lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against the IRS sought to āmanipulate the judicial processā and that he acted in bad faith in bringing it.
US District Judge Kathleen Williams is ordering sanctions for the attorneys involved in the lawsuit, which led to an attempt to create the now-defunct $1.8 billion āanti-weaponizationā fund for allies of the president. It was also used to justify a Trump administration order giving Trump and his businesses amnesty for any past tax issues.
My hope is that can be nullified or at least ignored by the next administration (if we have one). Iām hoping that it isnāt getting much attention because Trump pretty much has the power to direct the IRS to terminate any investigations that he wants. But trying to rope it in with this āsettlement agreementā perhaps makes the corruption seem a tiny bit less obvious because then itās not Trumpās executive order but, rather, a settlement negotiated by his legal team. A stupid distinction, but his administration frequently looks for ways to paint a turd so that his supporters will gobble it up without question.