US President Donald Trump’s doctor said he was in “excellent health” but has advised him to lose weight, according to a memo released by the White House after the 79-year-old underwent a routine medical check.
“President Trump remains in excellent health, demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological and overall physical function,” said Trump’s doctor, US Navy captain Sean Barbabella.
The three-page memo provides an overview of Trump’s physical examination and diagnostic testing conducted at Walter Reed Medical hospital near Washington on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a federal judge has reopened Trump’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) suit to examine a $1.8bn settlement with the justice department.
The decision by Miami judge Kathleen Williams to reopen the case – itself an unusual move, given that civil plaintiffs have broad latitude to drop complaints – was returned after a bipartisan group of 35 former federal judges urged her to look more closely at the settlement.
White House releases memo describing results of Trump’s health checkup
Donald Trump has been grappling with “lower leg swelling” as well as “benign” hand bruising but remains in excellent health, the US president’s physician said in a memo released by the White House.
Citing the results of a recent examination, the memo from Dr Sean Barbabella said Trump “remains in excellent health, demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological and overall physical function”.
The memo, dated Tuesday and released late on Friday, asserted the president is “fully fit to carry out all duties” of the presidency.
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Judge reopens Trump’s IRS suit to examine $1.8bn settlement with justice department
A federal judge has reopened Donald Trump’s $10bn case against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), after receiving a third-party motion asserting that the $1.8 bln settlement, which lacks detail, “is a product of collusion and is itself a fraud on the court”.
The ruling, issued by the Miami judge Kathleen Williams, revives a lawsuit brought by the president and his sons against the IRS after their personal and business tax returns were leaked by a former contractor.
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