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A federal judge Monday said a controversial lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against the IRS sought to “manipulate the judicial process” and that he acted in bad faith in bringing it.

US District Judge Kathleen Williams is ordering sanctions for the attorneys involved in the lawsuit, which led to an attempt to create the now-defunct $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for allies of the president. It was also used to justify a Trump administration order giving Trump and his businesses amnesty for any past tax issues.

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 68 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Another impeachable offence. Let's add it to the pile....

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This took too long. Get working on disbarring every legal representative who touched this ASAP.

[–] Monte_Crisco@thelemmy.club 14 points 3 weeks ago

Yep. The Nuremberg Trials began or at least affirmed the very important precedent that “I was just following orders” is not a viable defense against being a fascist piece of shit.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 weeks ago

Wait, so the disgusting orange gonorrhoea riddled thing that has 30ish sexual assault accusations, who is an adjudged rapist, who's named more times in the Epstein files than Epstein, who is an unregistered child rapist, a 34 times convicted felon, and who was fined for stealing from a children's charity and who is famous for being a pathological liar and narcissist was being manipulative and wasn't acting in good faith?
Wow, who would've guessed that!!!

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I got sick and tired of this idiot over a year ago ... I don't blame him for all his stupidity. I can only point out the stupidity of an idiot for so long before I start thinking and wondering why I keep having to listen to their stupidity. I now get sick and tired of hearing these headlines because it's the American public, American political system and American culture in general that keeps normalizing all this stupidity. They allow him to represent their country. And if they want to be represented by a deranged orange orangutan, that's their problem.

[–] SalmiakDragon@feddit.nu 3 points 3 weeks ago

You forgot the American media landscape.

[–] laranis@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

If only "acting in bad faith" actually meant something.