Federal judge invalidates Trump's 1.8 billion dollar IRS settlement agreement
World · 13 July 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
A US judge has cancelled a legal agreement that protected Donald Trump from tax audits. Judge Kathleen Williams ruled that the deal was made for the wrong reasons and should not stand.
The agreement had given Trump, his two sons, and the Trump Organization protection from future tax investigations. It also created a fund of $1.8 billion to pay for certain complaints against the government.
Judge Williams said Trump only brought the lawsuit after he returned to the White House. She also noted that he had placed his former lawyer in a senior position at the Department of Justice. She described the deal as an attempt to protect the President and people connected to him. One of Trump's lawyers has been referred for possible disciplinary action.