#SabrinaHaake notes #ToddBlanche moved 2 dismiss case 2 days b4 a brief outlining court's jurisdiction was due, & he failed 2 assert basic defenses #DOJ was legally obligated 2 raise — defenses the depart. had previously asserted in nearly identicl prior case involving same #IRS contractr. His failure 2 mount any defense @ all, judges wrote, "only emphasizes #fraudulent nature of settlement reached here" & "strengthens conclusion the litigation was collusive from start"

Latest Trump retreat leaves Todd Blanche holding the bag as he faces disbarment: analyst
President Donald Trump's decision to abandon his $1.8 billion IRS settlement didn't defuse the legal crisis surrounding it — it just shifted the target, according to a federal trial attorney who has been tracking the case.Sabrina Haake, a 25-year federal litigator and political analyst who writes th...








