Judge reopens Trump suit against the IRS

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/us/politics/trump-irs-lawsuit-ruling.html

Web archive isn't working for me right now

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1. "settlement", "under the table deal", what's the difference?

Asking for a friend.

[malaise]

2. K & R

More criminality will be exposed.
Damn they are brazen.

[hookaleft]

3. This is huge!!

A fraud on the court was perpetrated. Blanche could be disbarred for this.

[Nevilledog]

4. Judge's order reopening

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.65.0_1.pdf

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5. Politico (blech) article

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/29/trump-irs-settlement-anti-weaponization-fund-00943459

A federal judge is demanding answers to allegations that President Donald Trump defrauded her court by filing a lawsuit against the IRS as a pretext to reach a settlement that resulted in a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund to make payouts to his political allies.

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams launched the inquiry Friday, after closing the lawsuit on her docket last week. The Miami-based Obama appointee cited a request by 35 former federal judges who urged her to reopen the case to determine whether Trump’s effort amounted to “serious misconduct” and an abuse of the court system.

It’s the latest wrinkle in a developing scandal that has drawn bipartisan outrage on Capitol Hill, multiple lawsuits aimed at blocking the “anti-weaponization” fund and demands for further investigation by government watchdogs and courts.

Earlier this year, Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns by a private contractor in 2019 and 2020. The lawsuit immediately triggered questions about conflicts of interest: How could the Justice Department and IRS now controlled by Trump appointees defend against a lawsuit brought by their boss?

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