BREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump's IRS suit was improper because Trump controlled both sides of the litigation.

[chrisgeidner@journa.host]

BREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump's IRS suit was improper because Trump controlled both sides of the litigation.

Judge Kathleen Williams also sanctions Trump's lawyers, issues monetary sanctions, and harshly criticizes DOJ's "untenable" conduct.

More to come at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/

[chrisgeidner@journa.host]

Opinion and order: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.106.0.pdf

[tcatinreality@mastodon.social]

@chrisgeidner

So, judge finds the most obvious abuse (Trump controls both sides of the litigation) is wrong?

Maybe there is hope for the American judiciary.

[thorium@social.linux.pizza]

@chrisgeidner

[notthatkindofdoctor@mastodon.social]

@chrisgeidner
Bad faith is an understatement.

[llanciawn@mastodon.social]

@chrisgeidner Does that mean he can be jailed now?

[bedifferent@mastodon.social]

@chrisgeidner great. What's the penalty? (My hearing may be bad but I really don't hear a sound coming back for my answer.)

[geonz@mathstodon.xyz]

@chrisgeidner wait, what ?!?!?!? FINANCiAL CONSEQUENCES ?!?!?
(when they don't bother to pay it....???)

[kevinrns@mstdn.social]

@chrisgeidner

Bravo, brava. Hurrah!

[spacelifeform@infosec.exchange]

@chrisgeidner

This would not have happened without Tood Blanche.

He must be disbarred and not confirmed.

[tdelmas@mamot.fr]

@geonz @chrisgeidner why should they pay when they can be pardoned?

[chrisgeidner@journa.host]

Full report at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-irs-sanctions-settlement-order

[count_01@mastodon.social]

@tdelmas @geonz @chrisgeidner This isn't a criminal conviction situation. It's a civil penalty for offenses against due process, the rule of law, and common damn decency. Presidential power doesn't reach to those, yet.

[aardvark@ioc.exchange]

@chrisgeidner solid report

[glutto@mastodon.social]

@chrisgeidner

Maybe it's time to consider throwing the crooked mobster in jail.

[rsabourin@pdx.social]

@chrisgeidner I like how she threw in references to the Take Care clause and the Emoluments clause, just in case anybody has #Impeachment on their mind...

[arpie4math@mathstodon.xyz]

@chrisgeidner I had fun summarizing those 56 pages.

[asbestos@pnw.zone]

@chrisgeidner
They're going to need some salve for that burn. They got scorched.

[laukidh@infosec.exchange]

@geonz @chrisgeidner it’ll be the lawyers who pay the fines

[geonz@mathstodon.xyz]

@Laukidh @chrisgeidner tht's right, I remeber how that works now.