Kathleen Williams

“for an improper purpose – to gain the imprimatur of judicial legitimacy for a ‘settlement’ that had no viable basis in law or fact”

Kathleen Williams · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Judge Williams ruled that the lawsuit had been brought for an improper purpose to gain judicial legitimacy for a settlement with no viable basis in law or fact.

“There was never adverseness between the parties; there was never a case or controversy; and there was never a question as to who would prevail,”

Kathleen Williams · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

In July, Judge Kathleen Williams found that the parties in Trump's $10bn lawsuit against the IRS had never truly been in conflict.

“manipulate the judicial process”

Kathleen Williams · said 2026-07-13 · reported 2026-07-31

Judge Williams ruled in her July 13 decision that Trump sued the IRS to manipulate the judicial process rather than to vindicate rights.