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Dozens of ex-judges push to look into Trump

Headline from CBS News

Newest development May 30, 2026 · 4 reportsJudge reopens Trump IRS suit, questioning ‘weaponization’ fund

A group of 35 former federal judges asked a court to reopen a legal dispute between President Trump and the government, calling the deal to create a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" potentially fraudulent.

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  1. Dozens of ex-judges push to look into Trump

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Judge reopens Trump IRS suit, questioning ‘weaponization’ fund

    Headline from The Boston Globe ·

Reports & sources

7 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Bipartisan group of ex-federal judges challenges Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Lawsuit says settlement fund was ‘fraud on the court’ that would funnel taxpayer dollars to Trump allies

  2. CBS News

    Dozens of ex-judges push to look into Trump (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A group of 35 former federal judges asked a court to reopen a legal dispute between President Trump and the government, calling the deal to create a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" potentially fraudulent.

  3. New York Post

    Dozens of former judges call on court to probe Trump’s $1.776B anti-weaponization fund (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Dozens of former federal judges have demanded a court reopen President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS that his team settled to create a controversial $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Judge reopens Trump IRS lawsuit to investigate 'anti-weaponization' fund (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The anti-weaponization fund set up by the Department of Justice has been temporarily blocked by a separate federal judge.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Judge reopens Trump IRS suit, questioning ‘weaponization’ fund (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A bipartisan group of 35 former federal judges who urged the judge to bring the case back to life and dig into the details of the agreement to settle it.

  6. The Guardian

    Judge reopens Trump’s IRS suit to examine $1.8bn settlement with justice department (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Investigation to establish whether ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is ‘product of collusion and itself a fraud’

  7. West Hawaii Today

    Judge reopens Trump’s IRS suit and questions his ‘weaponization’ fund (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    A federal judge in Miami reopened President Donald Trump’s $10 billion case against the IRS in a striking turnabout, saying that she wanted to investigate “grievous allegations” that the hasty deal to resolve it was “premised on deception.”

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