Settlement (litigation)

Brexit has done more harm than good.

— Andy Burnham, speaking about Brexit's impact and the UK's long-term relationship with the EU during interviews and at the Labour conference.

Perhaps there has never been a group of people treated so badly in our Nation’s history.

— Truth Social post by Donald J. Trump, around 7 a.m. on July 31, 2026.

The harassment was done in secret and without my knowledge.

— Devin Wenig, former eBay chief executive, in a statement about the harassment being done in secret and without his knowledge.

The suffering caused by the Genoa tragedy is immense and deserves respect. But the gravity of the event requires justice to remain based on individual responsibility, not the search for a scapegoat.

— Castellucci's lawyers, in a statement after the verdicts

They could have ended it (and offered to reimburse Lively) at any time. Having refused to do so, they should be ordered to reimburse Lively for all of the costs, attorney's fees, and expenses they improperly forced her to incur.

— Lively’s lawyers wrote in their court filing

I am being forced to make decisions that would reduce the readiness of our [Armed] Forces and increase the risk to personnel on operations, and could make the country less safe.

— John Healey, in his resignation letter criticizing Labour leader Keir Starmer and defence policy

Leaving taxpayers to rely on nothing more than a promise from Donald Trump’s personal fixer. That is not accountability. That is a permission slip.

— Said by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) during the debate over immigration-enforcement funding and the Trump settlement fund.

it's a really dangerous precedent if the president can pressure the IRS to overlook returns either from the president or friends of the president or anyone the president is trying to do a favor for.

— John Koskinen, former IRS Commissioner, during a PBS NewsHour interview about the DOJ's tax settlement with Trump

"We have a man who is doing a great job, I’ll tell you," he said. "I knew it! Because he kept me out of jail for years. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, he kept me out of jail."— Donald Trump during a White House event with law enforcement officials to celebrate National Police Week

"Simply put, you just gave the President and his family a tax immunity to the tune of about $100 million."— Rosa DeLauro (D, Md.) said during the House Appropriations subcommittee hearing; she criticized the settlement's implied IRS audit immunity.

I am pleased my First Amendment rights have been vindicated. The people's freedom to participate in civil discourse is crucial to a healthy democracy. I am looking forward to moving on and spending time with my family.

— Larry Bushart, in a statement announcing the settlement on Wednesday

Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up. They understand that. They’ll be fine.

— President Donald Trump said during a White House cabinet meeting.

incomplete and incompatible with reality

— Fars News Agency, reacting to Trump's announcement of a framework agreement to end the Iran war