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After #Trump “withdrew” the suit, senior #DOJ officials released a pair of extraordinary agreements that settled the case by establishing a $1.8 billion #SlushFund to compensate people who claimed they were victims of government “weaponization” by Democrats.
The deal also conferred extremely lucrative tax benefits on Trump, his family & his businesses.
#law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
Judge Williams’s decision came in response to court papers filed on Wednesday by a bipartisan group of 35 former federal #judges who urged her to bring the case back to life & dig into the details of the agreement to settle it.
The former judges said that Trump’s “#settlement” agreement raised serious questions about his “candor toward the court & manipulation of the judicial system.”
#Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund
Before she closed the case, Judge Williams had in fact questioned whether the lawsuit presented an actual conflict that she could adjudicate, given that #Trump was on both sides of the suit, bringing claims against a federal agency that he controlled. When she closed it, she noted there was no “settlement of record,” but shortly after, the #DOJ released its “agreement” foreclosing the action.
#law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund
Judge Williams pointed to reporting by NYT that described how the #IRS had prepared a 25-pg memorandum outlining defenses against the suit that the #DOJ did not take up in court.
#Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund
nytimes.com/2026/05/19/admin/i…
Judge Leonie Brinkema set a hearing for June 12 to hear arguments over whether she should issue a more lasting pause on the government’s efforts to set up the fund, which is being challenged by a diverse coalition of individuals & entities who say they have faced partisan attacks by the #Trump admin but who say they expect to be excluded from accessing the fund.
Order:
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#law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #SlushFund
![ORDER Before the Court is plaintiffs' Expedited Motion for Briefing Schedule ("Expedited Motion"), which requests an expedited briefing & hearing schedule for its pending Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, Or in the Alternative, a Preliminary Injunction with Expedited Briefing & for a Stay Under 5 USC § 705 ("Motion"). See generally, [Dkt. No. 30]. Defendants oppose this Motion, requesting additional time to respond. See id. at 3-4. Because full briefing of the issue will enhance the ability of the Court to make a sound decision, plaintiffs' Expedited Motion, [Dkt. No. 30], is DENIED & defendants' request for additional time is GRANTED; however, to ensure that no funds are irreversibly disbursed from the Anti-Weaponization Fund (hereinafter, "Fund") while plaintiffs' Motion is pending, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants be & are ENJOINED from taking any further action pursuant to the creation or operation of the Anti-Weaponization Fund, which includes the transferring of money to the Fund; the consideration of any claims submitted to the Fund; & the disbursing of any funds from the Fund; & it is further](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/5622712 "ORDER Before the Court is plaintiffs' Expedited Motion for Briefing Schedule (\"Expedited Motion\"), which requests an expedited briefing & hearing schedule for its pending Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, Or in the Alternative, a Preliminary Injunction with Expedited Briefing & for a Stay Under 5 USC § 705 (\"Motion\"). See generally, [Dkt. No. 30]. Defendants oppose this Motion, requesting additional time to respond. See id. at 3-4. Because full briefing of the issue will enhance the ability of the Court to make a sound decision, plaintiffs' Expedited Motion, [Dkt. No. 30], is DENIED & defendants' request for additional time is GRANTED; however, to ensure that no funds are irreversibly disbursed from the Anti-Weaponization Fund (hereinafter, \"Fund\") while plaintiffs' Motion is pending, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants be & are ENJOINED from taking any further action pursuant to the creation or operation of the Anti-Weaponization Fund, which includes the transferring of money to the Fund; the consideration of any claims submitted to the Fund; & the disbursing of any funds from the Fund; & it is further")
But wait, there’s more!
A federal judge in Miami reopened #Trump’s $10B case against the #IRS in a striking turnabout, saying she wanted to investigate “grievous allegations” that the hasty deal to resolve it was “premised on #deception.”
The ruling by Judge Kathleen M. Williams to revive the case shortly after closing it was a significant blow both to #Trump & to the #DOJ.
#law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #SlushFund
nytimes.com/2026/05/29/us/poli…
This is what he’s talking about when he says he’s cut taxes:
#Trump Has Allowed #Corporations to Skirt at Least $40 Billion in #Taxes
#TaxHavens became more appealing after Trump signed an order over a year ago to withdraw the #US from an international effort to end such schemes.
#law #plutocracy #criminal #billionaires #TaxDodging #TaxShelters #CorporateTax #business #economy #IRS #SEC
nytimes.com/2026/05/29/busines…
Awesome
Ex-federal #judges ask court to reopen #Trump #IRS lawsuit, probe payout #SlushFund
The 35 former judges want a #court to investigate whether the unusual agreement to create the $1.8 billion fund was an act of #fraud.
#law #judiciary #criminal #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund
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There’s a Way to Stop Trump’s #IRS #SlushFund
by #JamieRaskin
These days it takes a spectacular burst of #corruption to get the attention of our scandal-weary nation, but #Trump & his admin have managed, once again, to transfix Americans by establishing a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund in the #DOJ that will undoubtedly be used to line the pockets of Trump’s partisans & foot soldiers — with your tax dollars.
#law #criminal #theft #TaxpayersMoney
nytimes.com/2026/05/22/opinion…
#Senate #Republicans, unhappy with #Trump $1.8B settlement #SlushFund, delay a vote on paying for #immigration enforcement
Senate Republicans appeared increasingly unlikely to meet their self-imposed deadline for passing a ~$70 billion immigration enforcement bill as disputes over “security” funding for the Trump #ballroom & the $1.8 billion #MAGASlushFund derailed progress.
#law #criminal #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6
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Thank you!
#Jan6 Police Officers Sue to Block #Trump $1.8 Billion #SlushFund
2 officers who defended the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, sued the Trump admin to try to stop the creation of a $1.8 bn fund they argue would benefit #insurgents who committed violence to support Trump. The lawsuit argues the admin exceeded its authority to create the fund without #Congress’s authorization.
#law #criminal #fraud #DOJ #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #MAGASlushFund
nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/poli…
Of course he does. Paxton was a full fledged member of the #SeditiousConspiracy to overturn the #2020election. He brought that lawsuit to #SCOTUS to nullify Biden’s win.
He’s also a #criminal, his own staff tried to get him fired from being the #Texas Attorney General.
#Trump endorses #KenPaxton in Texas #Republican primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn
Umm… say what now???
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The agreement the #DOJ made with #Trump to settle his lawsuit against the #IRS includes a provision BARRING the agency from pursuing #tax claims against Trump, his family or his businesses. The new provision was released a day after DOJ agreed to settle Trump’s lawsuit by creating a $1.8 billion compensation fund for people *he believes* were wronged by federal investigations or prosecutions.
Blanche will face questions from #Congress over a nearly $1.8B fund to compensate #Trump allies
Acting AG #ToddBlanche will appear on Capitol Hill for his first congressional testimony since taking over #DOJ. The agency faces intense scrutiny over plans to create a $1.776 billion fund to pay allies of Trump who believe they were political targets.
#criminal #law #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund
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A security guard was killed in a #shooting at the #Islamic Center in San Diego [#ICSD] today, according to law enforcement officials.
Separately, the #SanDiego Police Department said on social media that the “threat has been neutralized.”
The center is the largest #mosque in San Diego County, according to its website.
#Islamophobia #HateCrime #terrorism #GunControl #GunViolence #GunLaws #criminal #law
The 2 suspects in a Monday #shooting at the #Islamic Center of #SanDiego are dead.
That’s according to a police source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss further details.
Authorities earlier said they believed multiple people had been shot. They have not released more details.
#ICSD #Islamophobia #HateCrime #terrorism #GunControl #GunViolence #GunLaws #criminal #law
apnews.com/article/san-diego-i…
5 people, including 2 teenage suspects, are dead after a #shooting at the #Islamic Center of #SanDiego on Monday.
#ICSD #Islamophobia #HateCrime #terrorism #GunControl #GunViolence #GunLaws #criminal #law
apnews.com/live/san-diego-isla…
Police responding to reports of an active shooter at #Islamic Center of #SanDiego.
At least 1 dead.
#shooting #Islamophobia #HateCrime #terrorism #GunControl #GunViolence #GunLaws #criminal #law
cnn.com/2026/05/18/us/islamic-…
The depth of the #Trump admin’s #criminal #corruption on display:
When #DOJ indicted India’s richest man in the final weeks of the #Biden admin, prosecutors described an “elaborate” #bribery scheme involving “corruption & #fraud at the expense of US investors.”
Now…the DOJ is planning to drop the charges altogether.
The reversal came after the Indian #billionaire, Gautam Adani, hired a new legal team led by Robert J. Giuffra Jr., one of Trump’s personal lawyers.
#Trump’s #Commerce Secretary #HowardLutnick appears before #House panel over ties to #JeffreyEpstein
Lutnick is sitting for a closed-door interview over his contact with the convicted sex offender in the years after 2008. Lutnick has given contradictory statements about his relationship with Epstein.
#EpsteinFiles #Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Trump #Epstein #BestFriendsForever #rape #ChildSexCrimes #pedohilia #SexTrafficking #felon47 #RapistInChief #CoverUp
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#Hegseth tightens control at #Pentagon, defiant & more [falsely] confident than ever
#Trump’s combative #defense secretary has grown more [undeservedly] self-assured of his job security despite his huge missteps in the role, people familiar with the matter said.
#TanInACanWarCriminal #law #InternationalLaw #WarCrimes #WarMonger #HumanGarbage #rapist #criminal #kegsbreath
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