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A federal judge found that Trump and top Justice Department lawyers misused the court system in the IRS settlement fight, deepening the ethics cloud around a deal critics say was built to protect allies and raise questions about the president using the government he controls.
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A federal judge found that Trump and top Justice Department lawyers misused the court system in the IRS settlement fight, deepening the ethics cloud around a deal critics say was built to protect allies and raise questions about the president using the government he controls.
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