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Judge sanctions Trump lawyers over IRS settlement and anti-weaponization fund

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A federal judge has sanctioned Donald Trump's lawyers for their role in a settlement with the IRS, ruling that the lawsuit was improperly used to legitimize an agreement that granted Trump audit immunity and established a controversial anti-weaponization fund. Judge Kathleen Williams stated the action was not about resolving a legal dispute but about seeking judicial cover for the deal. The judge referred one lawyer to the Florida Bar and sent her order to bars in New York and D.C., while also barring another attorney from practicing in Florida for a year and prohibiting the parties from calling the deal a "settlement." AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action by a federal judge against lawyers involved in a high-profile settlement with significant political implications. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Judge sanctions Trump lawyers over IRS settlement and anti-weaponization fund

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  1. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Andrew Pantazi ·

    Judge sanctions Trump's lawyers for IRS settlement, anti-weaponization fund

    <p>A federal judge lambasted and penalized the attorneys behind President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump's</a> <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/30/trump-tax-returns-irs-treasury-department" target="_blank">settlement</a> w…

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