A US federal judge has voided a settlement between Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service that would have let his administration hand out $1.8bn (£1.34bn) in taxpayer funds to political allies. The agreement, unveiled in May, also granted Trump personal immunity from IRS tax audits in exchange for dropping his $10bn (£7.47bn) lawsuit against the agency.
District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled on Monday that the case was never a genuine legal dispute to begin with. In a 56-page order, she found Trump and the government he leads were effectively the same party, meaning there was no real opposing side for a court to weigh.
