A federal judge in Florida has cancelled a settlement agreement between President Donald Trump and the federal government. The judge ruled that the original lawsuit was started for the wrong reasons.

佛羅里達州一名聯邦法官取消了總統川普與聯邦政府之間的一項和解協議。法官裁定原先的訴訟是基於錯誤原因而啟動的。

The legal battle began with a $10 billion lawsuit filed by President Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization. They claimed that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) did not stop a former contractor from leaking tax records. This dispute ended in May with an agreement to create a $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund to pay people who claimed the government had mistreated them. Furthermore, the agreement gave the President and his business partners immunity from tax audits. Although the administration later gave up on the fund due to opposition from lawmakers, the tax immunity remained.

這場法律之爭始於川普總統及其兒子與川普組織提起的一項 100 億美元訴訟。他們聲稱國稅局（IRS）未能阻止前承包商洩漏稅務紀錄。這場爭議於五月以達成協議而告終，當時同意建立一個 17.76 億美元的「反武器化」基金，用於賠償聲稱遭到政府虐待的人。此外，該協議賦予總統及其商業夥伴免受稅務審計的豁免權。儘管行政部門隨後因立法者反對而放棄了該基金，但稅務豁免權依然存在。

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams decided that the case did not meet the legal requirements for a real dispute. She emphasized that because the President controls the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Treasury Department, there was no genuine conflict between the two sides. Consequently, the court argued that the lawsuit was simply a tool to make an illegal agreement look official. Judge Williams also noted that the lawsuit was filed after the President returned to office and appointed former associates to the DOJ, which suggested the case was not a real legal fight.

美國地區法官 Kathleen Williams 認定該案不符合真實爭議的法律要求。她強調，由於總統掌控司法部（DOJ）和財政部，雙方之間不存在真正的衝突。因此，法院認為該訴訟僅僅是一個工具，旨在使一份非法協議看起來具有正式效力。Williams 法官還指出，該訴訟是在總統重返執政並任命前助手進入司法部後才提起的，這顯示該案並非真正的法律鬥爭。

As a result, the court punished the lawyers involved. Attorney Alejandro Brito was sent to the Florida Bar for a disciplinary review, and Daniel Epstein is banned from appearing in the Southern District of Florida for one year. Additionally, the court reported the actions of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward to the bar associations in New York and Washington D.C. The ruling prevents all parties from using the settlement in any future legal cases, which removes the legal protection for the tax immunities.

因此，法院懲罰了涉案律師。律師 Alejandro Brito 被送交佛羅里達州律師協會進行紀律審查，而 Daniel Epstein 則被禁止一年內在佛羅里達州南區法院出庭。此外，法院將代理司法部長 Todd Blanche 和副司法部長 Stanley Woodward 的行為舉報給紐約和華盛頓特區的律師協會。該裁決禁止所有當事方在未來的任何法律案件中使用該和解協議，從而撤銷了稅務豁免的法律保障。

The court has cancelled the settlement and punished the lawyers involved. This happens at the same time that the Senate is deciding whether to confirm Todd Blanche as Acting Attorney General.

法院已取消該和解協議並懲罰涉案律師。此事件發生在參議院決定是否確認 Todd Blanche 為代理司法部長之時。