Trump lawyers lose bid to pause sanctions in IRS lawsuit case
Trump's settlement of the lawsuit in May led the Department of Justice to create a $1.8 billion "lawfare" fund that was scuttled after widespread criticism.
TL;DR
- A federal appeals court panel denied a request to delay sanctions against attorneys Alejandro Brito and Daniel Epstein.
- The attorneys handled President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
- The panel found the attorneys failed to show they were likely to succeed on appeal and that the appeal was premature.
- U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams found the lawyers acted in bad faith in the civil suit.
- The lawsuit was controversially settled out of court in May.
- Sanctions include referring Brito to the Florida Bar and denying Epstein pro hac vice admission for one year.
- The settlement protected Trump, his family, and the Trump Organization from potential IRS enforcement actions.
- Williams found the plaintiffs filed the lawsuit solely to provide cover for a collusive settlement.