Trump administration tried to ‘manipulate the judicial process’ with its IRS settlement, judge says

A federal judge in Florida has found President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was brought in “bad faith” for an “improper purpose.”

President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS was brought in “bad faith” for an “improper purpose,” a federal judge in Florida found as she slapped sanctions on some of those involved.

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U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, an Obama appointee, said the lawsuit “was not brought to vindicate rights” but to “manipulate the judicial process.”

Williams pointed out that despite arguments to the contrary from Trump’s attorney, these were not ordinary litigants. She noted that, as president, Trump has jurisdiction over the Justice Department, Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service.