{"id":2615361,"date":"2026-06-17T18:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-settles-100-million-lawsuit-with-niece-over-tax-records\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:26:31","slug":"trump-settles-100-million-lawsuit-with-niece-over-tax-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-settles-100-million-lawsuit-with-niece-over-tax-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump settles $100 million lawsuit with niece over tax records"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-settles-100-million-lawsuit-with-niece-over-tax-records%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2615361&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump settled a $100 million lawsuit with his niece, Mary Trump, related to allegations that she leaked his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-senate-republicans-demand-justice-department-probe-into-tax-disclosures\/\" title=\"Top Senate Republicans Demand Justice Department Probe Into Tax Disclosures\">confidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happy-anniversary-lincoln-project-founder-rick-wilson-celebrates-7-years-since-390k-tax-lien\/\" title=\"Happy Anniversary! 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Trump filed the lawsuit in 2021, accusing her of sharing data with the New York Times for their 2018 coverage and violating confidentiality agreements from a 2001 estate settlement involving his father, Fred Trump Sr. The legal dispute has now been resolved with both sides announcing a settlement, expecting to dismiss the case soon.Mary Trump has been a critic of her uncle, describing him as &#8220;utterly incapable of leading this country,&#8221; and her indictment was partly based on her book &#8220;Too much and Never enough,&#8221; where she admitted to revealing details about him. the lawsuit centered on the claim that she improperly obtained and leaked his tax records, which Trump contended caused him important damages.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Tuesday settled a $100 million lawsuit with his niece, which stemmed from allegations that she improperly leaked his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\">tax records <\/a>to the media. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump sued Mary Trump in 2021, accusing her of leaking information to the <em>New York Times <\/em>for its 2018 coverage and violating confidentiality provisions of a 2001 settlement over the \u200cestate \u2060of Fred Trump Sr., the president\u2019s father. This week, the yearslong legal quarrel came to an end when both sides filed a letter with a New York \u200bstate court in Manhattan, announcing a settlement.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613567\/trump-lawsuit-niece-mary-tax-returns\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump settles $100 million lawsuit with niece over leaked tax records<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4613464\/north-carolina-audit-unemployment-fraud\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>State audit uncovers nearly $50 million in North Carolina unemployment fraud<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4612309\/pennsylvania-supreme-court-slams-philadelphia-larry-krasner\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pennsylvania Supreme Court slams Philadelphia district attorney for pattern of misleading courts when trying to toss murder convictions<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe parties are pleased to report they have reached a settlement and anticipate being able to stipulate to the dismissal of this action with prejudice in the ensuing weeks, following completion of certain conditions precedent,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary Trump has emerged as the Trump family\u2019s leading critic of their relative, labeling her uncle as \u201cutterly incapable of leading this country.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump sued his niece amid concerns that she and the <em>New York Times <\/em>\u201cengaged in an insidious plot to obtain confidential and highly sensitive records\u201d about the president\u2019s finances, leading him to suffer $100 million in damages.\u00a0The 2018 article discussing his finances alleged the president \u201cparticipated in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >dubious tax schemes \u2026 including instances<\/a> of outright fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president\u2019s complaint claimed Mary Trump \u201csmuggled\u201d his tax records out of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-pa-election-observer-drops-bombshell-says-special-agents-from-ags-office-showed-up-at-her-door-to-question-her-after-she-testified-video\/\" title=\"WOW! 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