{
  "id": 17033,
  "title": "Trump appeals order that slammed his IRS lawsuit and referred his lawyer to bar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/trump-appeals-order-that-slammed-his-irs-lawsuit-and-referred-his",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-07-31T22:04:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/trump-appeals-irs-lawsuit-blanche-fund.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump filed an appeal on Friday to a federal judge's harsh ruling that his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS was filed in bad faith. The judge's order came after Trump claimed the lawsuit was designed to obtain a settlement that had no legal or factual foundation. Trump and his legal team, including his lawyers and two of his sons, filed the appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. The lawsuit arose from the leak of Trump's tax returns by a former IRS employee. The judge ruled that the lawsuit was brought to legitimize a settlement that was not legally sound. The judge also barred one of Trump's attorneys from appearing in the court for a year and referred another attorney to Florida Bar for potential disciplinary action. The settlement involved the creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate individuals claiming government lawfare. However, this fund was later scrapped. Trump expressed frustration over this, stating that he believes people who have been wronged by government abuse should be compensated.",
  "summary": "Trump had sued the IRS for $10 billion over the leak of his tax information by an agency contractor.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}