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US judge nullifies Trump settlement over tax return leak lawsuit
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US judge nullifies Trump settlement over tax return leak lawsuit
A federal judge has voided an agreement between the Trump administration and President Donald Trump that would have granted tax immunity and a compensation fund.
- US District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled that the lawsuit was filed for an improper purpose and that the settlement had no basis in law or fact.
- Williams blocked Trump, his sons, and the government from using or citing the settlement in any proceeding.
- Williams referred Trump’s lawyers Alejandro Brito and Daniel Epstein to state bars for disciplinary action and blocked Epstein from appearing in the southern district of Florida for one year.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had previously announced the scrapping of a $1.8 billion compensation fund, but the tax immunity provisions remained in place until the ruling.
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