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NBC News Top Stories | Judge says Trump admin attempted to ‘manipulate the judicial process’ with its IRS settlement by Gary Grumbach, Dareh Gregorian AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled that former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS was filed “in bad faith” to manipulate the judicial process and secure immunity for Trump‑affiliated individuals, rather than to vindicate any legal right. The judge found that the case was never truly adversarial, noting the $1.776 billion “anti‑weaponization” fund was a branding effort, and she imposed sanctions on several of Trump’s lawyers—including acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, and attorney Alejandro Brito—and barred another lawyer, Daniel Z. Epstein, from filing cases in the Southern District of Florida for at least a year. Williams also ordered that Trump, his organization, and related parties may not reference the disputed settlement in any future legal or administrative proceeding, and referred the matter to bar associations for possible disciplinary action. Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/judge-says-trump-administration-attempted-manipulate-judicial-process-rcna587321 #DonaldTrump #KathleenWilliams #IRS #JusticeDepartment #TrumpOrganization #ToddBlanche #StanleyWoodward #AlejandroBrito #DanielEpstein

The New Republic | Trump’s IRS Deal Is a Massive Test for Congress and the Courts by Timothy Noah AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Timothy Noah argues that President Donald Trump’s recent IRS “settlement” – a $1.8 billion payment that would both reward allies and shield the Trump family from tax penalties – is fundamentally illegal because it breaches the Constitution’s domestic emoluments clause, which forbids a president from receiving any additional compensation from the United States while in office. He notes that prior emoluments lawsuits against Trump’s businesses have been dismissed or rendered moot, yet the settlement still proceeds despite lacking legal merit and exceeding the statute of limitations. Democrats have filed an amicus brief urging the court to reject the deal as a clear constitutional violation, while two Capitol‑Police officers who defended the January 6 riot are suing to block the “slush fund” that they say would finance future insurrectionists. In response, lawmakers like Rep. Jamie Raskin are drafting legislation to ban any use of federal funds for settlements that benefit a president, his family, or associated entities, and to prevent similar arrangements in the future. Noah concludes that without swift congressional and judicial action to invalidate Trump’s settlement, the United States risks abandoning the rule of law and becoming a “banana republic.” Read more: https://newrepublic.com/article/210770/trump-massive-test-congress-courts #DonaldTrump #law #politics #slushfund #TimothyNoah #KathleenWilliams #HarryDunn #DanielHodges #JamieRaskin