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Senate panel delays vote on Blanche attorney general nomination as key Republicans withhold support
WASHINGTON | Todd Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general stalled Wednesday as lawmakers scrapped a planned committee vote after key Republicans demanded more assurances about the settlement of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Blanche’s nomination to the […]
Judge issues scathing rebuke of Trump for manipulating court system in tax returns lawsuit
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose,” a judge said Monday as she referred one of his lawyers for potential disciplinary action and characterized the $10 billion complaint as an exercise in self-dealing. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams accused Trump […]
Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill as Trump reconsiders plans for his $1.8 billion fund
WASHINGTON | Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after the Trump administration signaled it was pausing contentious plans to move forward with a nearly $1.8 billion fund that could compensate allies of President Donald Trump who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted. The hearing before […]
Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit
l of the case in a filing in federal court in Florida, where the president sued earlier this year. WASHINGTON | The Trump administration announced Monday the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department, an arrangement that Democrats […]
Trump moves to dismiss $10B suit against the Internal Revenue Service over leak of tax returns
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump on Monday moved to withdraw his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns amid reports that his administration was poised to create a fund to compensate some of his allies. The disclosure was made in a filing in federal court in Florida, […]