The Law
Judge Rules Trump Can’t Sue Himself and Call It Justice
A federal judge found there was never a real lawsuit, only a legal seal for a deal Trump struck with an agency he controls.
A federal judge found there was never a real lawsuit, only a legal seal for a deal Trump struck with an agency he controls.
A federal judge ordered Trump to answer fraud allegations by June 12 and paused his anti-weaponization fund — a case where the president sued an agency he runs and the two sides never fought.
Trump sued the agency he runs, then settled it into a $1.78B fund the judge never saw.
A one-page addendum shields Trump's tax history. A spokesperson narrows it hours later.
A one-page Tuesday addendum signed by acting AG Todd Blanche expands Monday's settlement into territory tax law experts say DOJ has no authority to enter.
Brian Morrissey resigned the same day acting AG Todd Blanche announced a Justice Department fund to compensate alleged victims of "lawfare," settling a lawsuit Trump filed against his own government.
Settlement closes the day before the next president is sworn in, with the commission appointed by the attorney general Trump controls.
Proposed fund would pay Jan. 6 defendants and Trump-aligned entities from a no-vote Treasury account.