Judge urged to 'rectify the fraud perpetrated' by Trump, 'his family,' and DOJ in establishing 'anti-weaponization' fund
Source: Law & Crime
Jun 24th, 2026, 7:42 am
The judge tasked with overseeing President Donald Trump's since-settled lawsuit against the IRS and ensuing "anti-weaponization fund" should "rectify the fraud perpetrated" and "deter future misconduct," several state attorneys general said in a Tuesday court filing. In a 19-page amicus brief, top prosecutors representing California and 22 other states say the underlying case is "no ordinary lawsuit."
"As the Court has already observed, the circumstances of this case, including the potential lack of adversity between the parties, are highly unusual," the filing reads. "[T]he Court was correct to raise jurisdictional questions, and the 'settlement' that purports to resolve the case is further evidence that the litigation has been colored by fraud from the beginning."
In January, Trump's original lawsuit against the IRS was filed in the Southern District of Florida. By the middle of May, however, the case was closed — on the plaintiff's own request — with the 45th and 47th president opting instead for a publicly subsidized fund that would reward pro-Trump stalwarts and others similarly situated.
In her order closing the case, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, a Barack Obama appointee, expressed a number of doubts about the process. Meanwhile, at least four other lawsuits and/or claims were filed aiming to halt what critics call a "slush fund.". Now, the California-led effort becomes at least the fifth to challenge the would-be settlement — which has also alarmed critics due to a provision that purports to bar the IRS from auditing the past or present tax returns of Trump, his sons, or the Trump Organization.
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Full headline - 'Should not countenance such malfeasance': Judge urged to 'rectify the fraud perpetrated' by Trump, 'his family,' and DOJ in establishing 'anti-weaponization' fund
Link to FILING (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.101.1_3.pdf
REFERENCES
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143681621
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143682184 (has earlier references)