Trump appeals ruling finding he colluded with DOJ in $10B IRS suit
The appeal follows a ruling that said the $10 billion suit was filed in bad faith to secure a $1.776 billion settlement and audit protections.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump, his adult sons, and the Trump Organization filed an appeal with the 11th Circuit, challenging District Judge Kathleen Williams' July 13 order that labeled their $10 billion lawsuit a bad-faith effort to secure an advantageous settlement.
- Judge Williams' July 13 ruling imposed non-monetary sanctions, including referring attorney Alejandro Brito to the Florida Bar and barring lawyer Daniel Epstein from appearing in southern Florida federal court for one year.
- Trump publicly defended the fund in a Friday Truth Social post, stating, "I will always feel that these victims of government abuse should be paid back for what they were forced to endure."
- Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are blocking Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination, demanding written confirmation that the $1.776 billion fund is defunct and that audit protections for Trump's family are narrowed.
- The litigation originated from the unauthorized 2019 and 2020 leak of Trump's tax records, though the Justice Department previously rejected Judge Williams' order, insisting, "There was no collusion in this case, and the partisan judge who speculated otherwise has disregarded decades of precedent.
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Trump appeals IRS lawsuit ruling blocking 'anti-weaponization' fund
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Trump Orders Restitution For Victims of Biden’s Government Weaponization
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On Friday, President Donald Trump’s administration filed an appeal against the decision of Florida state federal judge Kathleen Williams, who harshly criticized the US$10 billion lawsuit filed by the president against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), considering that the case was misused to push for an independent compensation program. The filing takes place while the interim attorney general, Todd Blanche, nominated by Trump to permanently h…
Trump appeals ruling questioning his $10 billion IRS lawsuit over leaked tax records and settlement
President Donald Trump appeals a federal judge's ruling that questioned his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, after the court said it was filed to legitimise a controversial settlement. The case centres on leaked tax records and a scrapped $1.8 billion lawfare fund.
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