Trump ordered to address fraud claims in IRS case that led to ‘slush fund’ for allies

B BloombergSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-29 · 23:35 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to respond to allegations that his agreement with the government to create a $1.8 billion fund, intended to resolve his lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, constituted a "fraud" on the court. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued the order on Friday, giving Trump's personal lawyers until June 12 to reply to a request from former federal judges. These former judges are seeking to reopen the proceedings to investigate the conduct of the president and the Justice Department. The case had been closed after Trump's lawyers informed the court they were withdrawing his claims against the IRS regarding a past leak of his tax information.

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The case was closed after Trump's lawyers dropped claims seeking to hold the IRS liable for a past leak of his tax information.

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The request to reopen proceedings was made by a group of former federal judges.

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The judge gave Trump's lawyers until June 12 to respond to a request to reopen the proceedings.

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The deal involved creating a US$1.8 billion fund to resolve Trump's lawsuit against the IRS.

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A federal judge ordered Donald Trump to respond to allegations that his deal with the IRS was a "fraud" on the court.

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A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump to respond to “grievous allegations” that his deal with the government to create a US$1.8 billion fund to resolve his lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was the result of a “fraud” on the court.In an order on Friday, US District Judge Kathleen Williams gave the president’s personal lawyers until June 12 to respond to a request by a group of former federal judges that she reopen the proceedings to investigate conduct by the president and the Justice Department.Williams had closed the case after Trump’s lawyers notified her they were dropping his claims seeking to hold the IRS liable for a past leak of his tax information.

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