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A federal judge in Miami has President Donald Trump\u2019s $10 billion case against the IRS in response to allegations that its dismissal was a \u201cproduct of collusion and is itself a fraud on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

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U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams\u2019 Friday evening decision comes after a group of 35 former federal judges<\/u><\/span> asked her to reopen the case and rule on whether Trump\u2019s lawsuit \u2014 which resulted in creation of a nearly $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund \u2014 constitutes abuse of the judicial process.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s settlement, announced after Williams previously closed the case, included broad language<\/u><\/span> that bars the IRS from \u201cexaminations\u201d of the president, his family members and his businesses.<\/p>\n

Also on Friday, a federal judge in Virginia temporarily barred<\/u><\/span> the federal government from taking more steps to create or disburse money from the fund. The order was meant \u201cto ensure that no funds are irreversibly disbursed,\u201d U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, a Bill Clinton appointee, wrote.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s initial January lawsuit concerned a leak of his tax returns in 2019 and 2020, but Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a settlement had been reached before the lawsuit advanced, prompting creation of a settlement fund meant to compensate people who claim they were victimized by the federal government \u2014 which could include some of the hundreds of people Trump pardoned for their participation in the Jan. 6 riots.<\/p>\n

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Williams, a Barack Obama appointee, now says she wants to investigate the assertion that the case\u2019s dismissal was \u201cpremised on deception.\u201d Trump and his team have until June 12 to respond with more details about the charges of collusion and whether the case should be reopened. Williams did not request anything from government defendants.<\/p>\n

The nearly $1.8 billion fund has not only rankled congressional Democrats but also caused deep divisions<\/u><\/span> among Republicans, who abruptly dropped plans to vote on an immigration spending package this month after expressing concern over the fund.<\/p>\n

Blanche and other administration officials have attempted to promote the fund to hesitant senators \u2014 including suggesting members \u201cwhose records were secretly subpoenaed\u201d could also apply for a payout. Despite the White House\u2019s courting, multiple Republicans remain frustrated over how it has derailed the reconciliation process.<\/p>\n

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The ruling will determine whether the settlement \u2014 including Trump\u2019s $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund \u2014 was a \u201cproduct of collusion.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-donald-trump"],"yoast_head":"\nJudge Reopens Trump IRS Suit to Investigate Potential \u2018Collusion\u2019 - Modern Home Journals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=117\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Judge Reopens Trump IRS Suit to Investigate Potential \u2018Collusion\u2019 - Modern Home Journals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The ruling will determine whether the settlement \u2014 including Trump\u2019s $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund \u2014 was a \u201cproduct of collusion.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=117\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Modern Home Journals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-30T04:18:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/533de239efc09a2ab59959cc1bff86d0\"},\"headline\":\"Judge Reopens Trump IRS Suit to Investigate Potential \u2018Collusion\u2019\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-30T04:18:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117\"},\"wordCount\":404,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/59f18cfc0e7100d786c58fe7364fd15e-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Donald Trump\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117\",\"name\":\"Judge Reopens Trump IRS Suit to Investigate Potential \u2018Collusion\u2019 - Modern Home Journals\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/59f18cfc0e7100d786c58fe7364fd15e-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-30T04:18:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/533de239efc09a2ab59959cc1bff86d0\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=117#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/59f18cfc0e7100d786c58fe7364fd15e-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/59f18cfc0e7100d786c58fe7364fd15e-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 31, 2025. 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