35 Former Judges Ask Court to Investigate Trump's Deal with IRS
The judges say the deal may be collusive and would shield Trump, his family and businesses from IRS scrutiny while creating a $1.776 billion fund.
- On Wednesday, 35 former federal judges filed a motion in Miami Federal District Court seeking to reopen President Donald Trump's dismissed $10 billion IRS lawsuit, arguing the judge should investigate 'whether a fraud occurred' in the settlement.
- Trump abruptly dropped his case on May 18 against the IRS and Treasury Department stemming from tax leaks by an ex-IRS employee in 2019 and 2020; Judge Kathleen Williams dismissed it with prejudice that day without any settlement mentioned by plaintiffs.
- The DOJ publicly announced a $1.776 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' settlement within hours of dismissal, then revealed an addendum one day later shielding Trump and affiliates from IRS enforcement, prompting judges to assert the settlement violates laws requiring legitimate litigation.
- Through Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the judges told Judge Williams that reopening would preserve the status quo and allow judicial review of 'extraordinary and historically unprecedented circumstances' while preventing settlement provisions from taking effect.
- The fund faces mounting pressure as Republicans in Congress debate curtailing it and separate lawsuits filed last week in Washington, DC, and Virginia challenge its legality on grounds it may fund people involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
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Shameful Trump fund requires Republican intervention
The American taxpayer needs to be aware that the Trump administration has created a $1.776 billion “fund” for “wronged” allies of the president, after he agreed to discontinue a lawsuit against the IRS. This is problematic. The approval of this settlement comes directly from the president himself and the settlement is funded with taxpayer dollars. […]
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West Hawaii TodayFormer judges urge inquiry into deal Trump struck with IRS
A bipartisan group of 35 former federal judges on Wednesday asked the judge who oversaw President Donald Trump’s remarkable lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service to reopen the case and conduct an inquiry into whether the hasty deal to resolve it could be challenged as an act of fraud. The post Former judges urge inquiry into deal Trump struck with IRS appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Bipartisan Group of Ex-Judges Moves to Reopen Trump IRS Case, Claim 'The Court Was Deceived'
The former judges argue that Trump and the federal government failed to disclose a settlement agreement when they moved to voluntarily dismiss the case earlier this month
Bipartisan group of former judges asks court to investigate Trump’s IRS deal
A group of former federal judges on Wednesday asked a federal court to reopen President Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), arguing that the administration circumvented the court by negotiating a settlement with the president and creating a $1.776 billion fund for those who believe that the government has wronged them. The group…
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