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Swede

(40,201 posts)
Fri May 29, 2026, 10:09 PM 14 hrs ago

BREAKING: NOT SO FAST! Federal judge reopens Trump's IRS case and demands to know if her court was defrauded.


Judge Kathleen Williams has had enough.
In a brief but devastating order Friday, the federal judge in Miami reopened Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS — a case Trump had voluntarily dismissed last week specifically to avoid her scrutiny — and ordered Trump's lawyers to explain by June 12th why she shouldn't find that the entire scheme was a fraud perpetrated against her court.
The judge's language was pointed and precise. She said she wanted to investigate "grievous allegations" that the deal to resolve the case was "premised on deception." She asserted that she was "empowered to investigate serious misconduct" and demanded answers to two devastating questions: was "the court the victim of a fraud," and did Trump collude with his own government to settle the case specifically "to avoid judicial scrutiny"?
The answer to both questions, based on everything that has already been reported, appears to be yes.
Judge Williams had been circling this case for weeks before Trump pulled it. She had openly questioned how Trump could sue an agency he controls, with government lawyers who answer to him, producing a settlement negotiated with officials he appointed. She ordered both sides to explain whether they were actually adversaries or secretly colluding. Trump dismissed the case the day before those briefs were due.

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BREAKING: NOT SO FAST! Federal judge reopens Trump's IRS case and demands to know if her court was defrauded. (Original Post) Swede 14 hrs ago OP
Good for her but MAGA John's court will work it all out for tsf. chicoescuela 14 hrs ago #1
But the judge will expose this to the world in the mean time. Swede 14 hrs ago #3
You're right but that doesn't matter to MAGA John's court buddies chicoescuela 14 hrs ago #6
In any real democracy, no leader could be Johonny 14 hrs ago #2
That is all the lifetime con artist knows how to do, defraud, and he does it very well. nt ImNotGod 14 hrs ago #4
And, a lot of Federal Judges Catch the Cha 14 hrs ago #8
Kudos to that Judge! kentuck 14 hrs ago #5
Chances are.. Cha 14 hrs ago #7
Excellent Roy Rolling 13 hrs ago #9
Was the court defrauded? AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #10
If there are dues to be paid BeneteauBum 12 hrs ago #11
Secretly colluding? Nonsense Bluetus 11 hrs ago #12

Johonny

(26,687 posts)
2. In any real democracy, no leader could be
Fri May 29, 2026, 10:19 PM
14 hrs ago

This openly corrupt and survive this. Trump, however, tried to overthrow our government and install himself as a dictator once already, so we can assume this will be yet one more thing he won't be punished for.

The lack of ethics and morals among MAGA will be the country's downfall.

ImNotGod

(1,243 posts)
4. That is all the lifetime con artist knows how to do, defraud, and he does it very well. nt
Fri May 29, 2026, 10:24 PM
14 hrs ago

Roy Rolling

(7,732 posts)
9. Excellent
Fri May 29, 2026, 11:05 PM
13 hrs ago

An honorable judge worthy of the respect that comes with that position.

Judge Kathleen Williams.

Remember her name. I don’t know how legal cases gain notoriety, but like “Miranda rights” I hope the “Williams decision” gets the honor Judge Williams deserves.

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