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Cornyn said he did not know what the holdup was, but he did not rule out that #Trump was intent on keeping the tax provision in place.
“I can see why he wants it, because it provides immunity from audits no other taxpayer would get,” Cornyn added.
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Cornyn said he did not know what the holdup was, but he did not rule out that #Trump was intent on keeping the tax provision in place.
“I can see why he wants it, because it provides immunity from audits no other taxpayer would get,” Cornyn added.
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Cornyn seemed to grow increasingly annoyed as the day dragged on. “Why don’t you call over the Department of Justice & tell them they have 1 hour & 50 minutes to get me what I asked for?” he said. “We actually sent them a red-line strikeout of what we need, & they just need to make a decision.”
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Cornyn seemed to grow increasingly annoyed as the day dragged on. “Why don’t you call over the Department of Justice & tell them they have 1 hour & 50 minutes to get me what I asked for?” he said. “We actually sent them a red-line strikeout of what we need, & they just need to make a decision.”
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Cornyn scoffed at the idea that he was on a vengeance trip, telling the herd of reporters trailing him from meetings, “That’s a convenient excuse & it happens to be untrue.”
#ToddBlanche, who can continue as “acting” attorney general indefinitely, cannot afford to lose a single #Republican vote if he hopes to gain a title he has long coveted.
He appears, for the moment, to be 2 short.
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Cornyn scoffed at the idea that he was on a vengeance trip, telling the herd of reporters trailing him from meetings, “That’s a convenient excuse & it happens to be untrue.”
#ToddBlanche, who can continue as “acting” attorney general indefinitely, cannot afford to lose a single #Republican vote if he hopes to gain a title he has long coveted.
He appears, for the moment, to be 2 short.
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That kicked off a day of frenetic back & forth, with no sign that #ToddBlanche was willing, or empowered, to trade a concession to secure his own elevation as the #Senate-confirmed leader of the #DOJ.
#Trump, speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, chalked up Cornyn’s resistance to the senator’s pique at his defeat at the hands of Paxton.🙄
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That kicked off a day of frenetic back & forth, with no sign that #ToddBlanche was willing, or empowered, to trade a concession to secure his own elevation as the #Senate-confirmed leader of the #DOJ.
#Trump, speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, chalked up Cornyn’s resistance to the senator’s pique at his defeat at the hands of Paxton.🙄
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Senator Cornyn repeatedly expressed astonishment on Wednesday that the #Trump admin did not simply comply with what he regarded as a narrow request to place limits on a deal.
Cornyn, stating that he was not “prepared to vote yes,” gave the #DOJ until 4PM to produce clear written guarantees on the fund & tax deal, & scrapped a scheduled meeting with Blanche on Wednesday morning.
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Senator Cornyn repeatedly expressed astonishment on Wednesday that the #Trump admin did not simply comply with what he regarded as a narrow request to place limits on a deal.
Cornyn, stating that he was not “prepared to vote yes,” gave the #DOJ until 4PM to produce clear written guarantees on the fund & tax deal, & scrapped a scheduled meeting with Blanche on Wednesday morning.
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That the fate of an #US attorney general would be jeopardized by the administration’s apparent determination to keep in place a #tax deal offering a sitting president enormous financial advantages illustrated a defining characteristic of #Trump’s second term∶ a president’s personal interest…is now a factor in governing.
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That the fate of an #US attorney general would be jeopardized by the administration’s apparent determination to keep in place a #tax deal offering a sitting president enormous financial advantages illustrated a defining characteristic of #Trump’s second term∶ a president’s personal interest…is now a factor in governing.
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The tax provision emerged as the biggest sticking point on the eve of a scheduled #Judiciary Cmte vote. Cornyn, a former state #judge who lost a primary to a #Trump backed challenger, Ken Paxton [total POS], said he had received no written assurances from #ToddBlanche that the #IRS audit shield would not apply to future tax liabilities or be extended to a wider circle of people.
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The tax provision emerged as the biggest sticking point on the eve of a scheduled #Judiciary Cmte vote. Cornyn, a former state #judge who lost a primary to a #Trump backed challenger, Ken Paxton [total POS], said he had received no written assurances from #ToddBlanche that the #IRS audit shield would not apply to future tax liabilities or be extended to a wider circle of people.
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In June, #ToddBlanche said he would drop a proposed $1.8 billion fund to compensate so-called “victims”🙄 [ #Jan6 insurgents] of Biden-era actions by the #DOJ but said a provision shielding #Trump & his family from tax investigations would remain in place.
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In June, #ToddBlanche said he would drop a proposed $1.8 billion fund to compensate so-called “victims”🙄 [ #Jan6 insurgents] of Biden-era actions by the #DOJ but said a provision shielding #Trump & his family from tax investigations would remain in place.
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Amazing they can recognize the corruption in this situation but not in so many others. Still I’ll take it. I just hope they can maintain their resistance.
Vote on #ToddBlanche Is Delayed After #Republican Senators Express Skepticism Over #IRS “Provision”
John Cornyn & Thom Tillis accused the nominee for attorney general of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the deal he cut to settle #Trump’s suit against the IRS.
#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #SlushFund
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/politics/todd-blanche-senate-vote-irs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.5whz.4CuRKeIhBNih&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Amazing they can recognize the corruption in this situation but not in so many others. Still I’ll take it. I just hope they can maintain their resistance.
Vote on #ToddBlanche Is Delayed After #Republican Senators Express Skepticism Over #IRS “Provision”
John Cornyn & Thom Tillis accused the nominee for attorney general of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the deal he cut to settle #Trump’s suit against the IRS.
#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #SlushFund
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/politics/todd-blanche-senate-vote-irs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.5whz.4CuRKeIhBNih&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Update in #Trump v. #IRS, (26-cv-20609) District Court, S.D. Florida, the case that was the fig leaf for #ToddBlanche to sign off creating the #Jan6 "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and then the judge was convinced the whole thing was a demonstrable scam on the court and sent Trump's attorneys for sanctions. #SlushFund #LawFedi https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/
Well, someone quipped that MAGA stands for Making Attorneys Get Attorneys and Brito now has a replacement (Doc 109) and a lawyer to call his own (Doc 110).
What can this development mean? Are they about to appeal Judge William's Order (Doc 106) to the 11th Circuit?
Can you appeal a referral to your state bar association?
Or are they just here to contest the expected motion for reimbursement from the amici who worked on arguments that never had their day in court due to the sham adversity between the parties? That motion is due by 2026/07/27.
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Update in #Trump v. #IRS, (26-cv-20609) District Court, S.D. Florida, the case that was the fig leaf for #ToddBlanche to sign off creating the #Jan6 "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and then the judge was convinced the whole thing was a demonstrable scam on the court and sent Trump's attorneys for sanctions. #SlushFund #LawFedi https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/
Well, someone quipped that MAGA stands for Making Attorneys Get Attorneys and Brito now has a replacement (Doc 109) and a lawyer to call his own (Doc 110).
What can this development mean? Are they about to appeal Judge William's Order (Doc 106) to the 11th Circuit?
Can you appeal a referral to your state bar association?
Or are they just here to contest the expected motion for reimbursement from the amici who worked on arguments that never had their day in court due to the sham adversity between the parties? That motion is due by 2026/07/27.
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Here is new information about Donald Trump's #SlushFund:
https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/blanche-gave-away-the-store
Including: "it was breathtakingly irresponsible of Todd Blanche to hand Trump an enforceable right to $2 billion or so in public money in return for nothing."
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Here is new information about Donald Trump's #SlushFund:
https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/blanche-gave-away-the-store
Including: "it was breathtakingly irresponsible of Todd Blanche to hand Trump an enforceable right to $2 billion or so in public money in return for nothing."
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Pre-trial conference in Floyd v. Department of Justice (26-cv-01399) District Court, E.D. Virginia shifted back another week to 2026/07/22.
This is the lawsuit against the #Jan6 #SlushFund which #ToddBlanche was given a chance to nope out of just by saying (in a sworn statement) that the idea was dead and gone, and he got all huffy.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73383692/floyd-v-department-of-justice/
Is this rescheduling because of the magistrate judge's schedule or DOJ staffing issues?
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Pre-trial conference in Floyd v. Department of Justice (26-cv-01399) District Court, E.D. Virginia shifted back another week to 2026/07/22.
This is the lawsuit against the #Jan6 #SlushFund which #ToddBlanche was given a chance to nope out of just by saying (in a sworn statement) that the idea was dead and gone, and he got all huffy.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73383692/floyd-v-department-of-justice/
Is this rescheduling because of the magistrate judge's schedule or DOJ staffing issues?
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Norm Eisen: "There has never been a nominee for attorney general as ethically compromised as Todd Blanche. Political vendettas at the Department of Justice, stonewalling on the #EpsteinFiles, and a court rebuking his $1.8 billion protection scheme for Trump."
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Norm Eisen: "There has never been a nominee for attorney general as ethically compromised as Todd Blanche. Political vendettas at the Department of Justice, stonewalling on the #EpsteinFiles, and a court rebuking his $1.8 billion protection scheme for Trump."
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#DickDurbin opened with an impassioned rebuke of #ToddBlanche’s role in creating a $1.8 billion compensation #SlushFund for purported victims of #DOJ “weaponization” under Biden — & slammed him signing off on a deal to shield #Trump & his family from #tax investigations. “One of your first official actions as Acting Attorney General was establishing a nearly $2 billion slush fund to benefit January 6 cop-beaters while immunizing Trump from IRS liability,” he said.
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#DickDurbin opened with an impassioned rebuke of #ToddBlanche’s role in creating a $1.8 billion compensation #SlushFund for purported victims of #DOJ “weaponization” under Biden — & slammed him signing off on a deal to shield #Trump & his family from #tax investigations. “One of your first official actions as Acting Attorney General was establishing a nearly $2 billion slush fund to benefit January 6 cop-beaters while immunizing Trump from IRS liability,” he said.
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Federal Judge Nukes Trump’s Self-Dealt IRS ‘Settlement,’ Sends Lawyers To The Bar
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Federal Judge Nukes Trump’s Self-Dealt IRS ‘Settlement,’ Sends Lawyers To The Bar
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Update in #Trump v. #IRS, (26-cv-20609) District Court, S.D. Florida, the case that was the fig leaf for #ToddBlanche to sign off creating the #Jan6 "Anti-Weaponization Fund" #SlushFund. #LawFedi https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/
56-page order from Judge Williams deciding that they agree with Supreme Court and Trump in that Trump was suing himself and none of this is an Article III matter. Trump attorneys to face the flames.
Summary of this order (Doc 106):
pp. 3–5 obviously Trump knew about leaker but statute of limitations ran out. Also, only v. Trump did DOJ not defend IRS.
pp. 6–9 posture of DOJ and "settlement" were preposterous.
pp. 9–11 Despite voluntary dismissal, court still has a role.
pp. 11–17 If no adversity, there is no controversy, if there is no controversy, there is not Article III jurisdiction.
pp. 17–21 Logic and the Supreme Court said Trump is suing himself.
pp. 21–23 Trump's Executive Order says Trump is suing himself.
pp. 23–26 DOJ conduct suggests they were obeying that E.O.
pp. 26–27 Trump reinforced this doctrine.
pp. 27–38 No one involved is operating legally or ethically.
pp. 38–54 All attorneys for Trump and DOJ in this matter should go to hell, but the court will instead bar those that it can, fine those that it can, and refer all to bar associations.
pp. 54-56 Fuck you and your kleptocracy very much.
Or read someone else's long form: https://abovethelaw.com/2026/07/judge-cites-supreme-courts-newfound-unitary-executive-theory-to-blow-up-trumps-irs-settlement/
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Update in #Trump v. #IRS, (26-cv-20609) District Court, S.D. Florida, the case that was the fig leaf for #ToddBlanche to sign off creating the #Jan6 "Anti-Weaponization Fund" #SlushFund. #LawFedi https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/
56-page order from Judge Williams deciding that they agree with Supreme Court and Trump in that Trump was suing himself and none of this is an Article III matter. Trump attorneys to face the flames.
Summary of this order (Doc 106):
pp. 3–5 obviously Trump knew about leaker but statute of limitations ran out. Also, only v. Trump did DOJ not defend IRS.
pp. 6–9 posture of DOJ and "settlement" were preposterous.
pp. 9–11 Despite voluntary dismissal, court still has a role.
pp. 11–17 If no adversity, there is no controversy, if there is no controversy, there is not Article III jurisdiction.
pp. 17–21 Logic and the Supreme Court said Trump is suing himself.
pp. 21–23 Trump's Executive Order says Trump is suing himself.
pp. 23–26 DOJ conduct suggests they were obeying that E.O.
pp. 26–27 Trump reinforced this doctrine.
pp. 27–38 No one involved is operating legally or ethically.
pp. 38–54 All attorneys for Trump and DOJ in this matter should go to hell, but the court will instead bar those that it can, fine those that it can, and refer all to bar associations.
pp. 54-56 Fuck you and your kleptocracy very much.
Or read someone else's long form: https://abovethelaw.com/2026/07/judge-cites-supreme-courts-newfound-unitary-executive-theory-to-blow-up-trumps-irs-settlement/
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“In abdicating its responsibility to zealously defend the interests of the United States, the #Government entered into a ‘settlement’ that deviated from its litigation posture in similar actions, disregarded #DOJ policies, & accomplished objectives beyond those authorized, as well as those specifically prohibited, by #law,” Williams wrote.
#Trump #IRS #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund
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“In abdicating its responsibility to zealously defend the interests of the United States, the #Government entered into a ‘settlement’ that deviated from its litigation posture in similar actions, disregarded #DOJ policies, & accomplished objectives beyond those authorized, as well as those specifically prohibited, by #law,” Williams wrote.
#Trump #IRS #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund
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Williams’ 56-page opinion blasted the behavior of both the #DOJ — stating that the admin’s response to the case disregarded DOJ policies & potentially the #law — & of the private attorneys who brought the lawsuit on #Trump’s behalf.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28468904-trump-v-irs-order/
#IRS #law #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund
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Williams’ 56-page opinion blasted the behavior of both the #DOJ — stating that the admin’s response to the case disregarded DOJ policies & potentially the #law — & of the private attorneys who brought the lawsuit on #Trump’s behalf.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28468904-trump-v-irs-order/
#IRS #law #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #MAGASlushFund #SlushFund
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"This action was never about a party seeking judicial resolution of a legal issue or a factual dispute," Williams wrote. The judge said it was instead an attempt to "provide some legitimacy to an agreement to confer #immunity to people & entities affiliated with the president & to earmark billions of dollars from American #taxpayers to redress grievances not defined in the #law."
#Trump #criminal #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #SlushFund
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"This action was never about a party seeking judicial resolution of a legal issue or a factual dispute," Williams wrote. The judge said it was instead an attempt to "provide some legitimacy to an agreement to confer #immunity to people & entities affiliated with the president & to earmark billions of dollars from American #taxpayers to redress grievances not defined in the #law."
#Trump #criminal #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #SlushFund
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US District Judge Kathleen Williams found that #Trump & the #IRS, which he oversees as president, were not truly adverse to each other as is required in #civil lawsuits under the #US #Constitution. Williams referred a Trump lawyer in the case & senior #DOJ officials who signed off on the settlement to state #bar authorities to determine if their actions violated #LegalEthics rules.
#law #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #SlushFund
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US District Judge Kathleen Williams found that #Trump & the #IRS, which he oversees as president, were not truly adverse to each other as is required in #civil lawsuits under the #US #Constitution. Williams referred a Trump lawyer in the case & senior #DOJ officials who signed off on the settlement to state #bar authorities to determine if their actions violated #LegalEthics rules.
#law #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #SlushFund
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We are still waiting for this decision.
Since then, Abhishek Kambli has left the DOJ and was replaced by Stanley E. Woodward, Jr. who was the lawyer who signed the #Jan6 #SlushFund "settlement" associated with Trump v. IRS — a case where nobody from the DOJ even showed up to defend it. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/
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We are still waiting for this decision.
Since then, Abhishek Kambli has left the DOJ and was replaced by Stanley E. Woodward, Jr. who was the lawyer who signed the #Jan6 #SlushFund "settlement" associated with Trump v. IRS — a case where nobody from the DOJ even showed up to defend it. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/
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And Internal Revenue Manual, § 3.28.3.5.3 is support for the proposition in Trump c. IRS (the fig leaf for the #Jan6 #SlushFund "settlement") that auditing Trump every year is *mandatory* ; the § is the context to know that you are looking at a hierarchical reference, a branch on a "tree", not of life but IRS regulations.
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And Internal Revenue Manual, § 3.28.3.5.3 is support for the proposition in Trump c. IRS (the fig leaf for the #Jan6 #SlushFund "settlement") that auditing Trump every year is *mandatory* ; the § is the context to know that you are looking at a hierarchical reference, a branch on a "tree", not of life but IRS regulations.
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"In response to Pres. Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion fund benefiting individuals connected to the #January6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation implementing California’s response. The new law imposes a 100% California tax on distributions from the fund, ensuring California will not provide tax benefits associated with payments to individuals convicted of crimes related to the attack":
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/06/30/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-ensuring-california-wont-subsidize-trumps-january-6-slush-fund/
#crime #SlushFund #politics copy: @renewedresistance -
"In response to Pres. Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion fund benefiting individuals connected to the #January6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation implementing California’s response. The new law imposes a 100% California tax on distributions from the fund, ensuring California will not provide tax benefits associated with payments to individuals convicted of crimes related to the attack":
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/06/30/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-ensuring-california-wont-subsidize-trumps-january-6-slush-fund/
#crime #SlushFund #politics copy: @renewedresistance -
#neoNazis #J6 #SlushFund #TrumpRegime
"No rewarding the far-right rioters: judge orders trial over Trump’s January 6 ‘slush fund’
A federal judge has ordered a full trial of the challenge to Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund for January 6 insurrectionists after the Department of Justice refused to confirm in writing that it was dead.
The Trump administration’s $1.8 billion slush fund to ‘compensate’ convicted January 6 insurrectionists and other alleged victims of “lawfare” is heading for full trial after a federal judge ruled that the Department of Justice’s refusal to confirm in writing that the fund is dead left her no alternative.
The fund, called the anti-weaponisation fund, was announced in May as part of a settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns.
That settlement also contained provisions shielding Trump, his family and his companies from audits on all earlier tax returns. Effectively, it is a free pass on any tax evasion which may have taken place in the past.
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The litigation takes place against the backdrop of a separate threat to the fund’s very existence.
The fund’s legal basis rests entirely on the IRS settlement, but that settlement has always been legally peculiar: both plaintiff and defendant were effectively controlled by the same administration, raising serious questions about whether the case involved genuinely adversarial parties at all.
Judge Kathleen Williams in Florida, who oversaw the
original IRS lawsuit, has now been asked by 35 former federal judges to reopen it on precisely those grounds, that the settlement may have constituted a fraud on her court.She has agreed to examine the question and ordered Trump’s lawyers to respond.
During her June 12 hearing, Brinkema noted pointedly that 'the only reason this fund exists is because of a settlement of a lawsuit that is now seriously under scrutiny in another court.'
If Williams concludes the underlying lawsuit was invalid, the settlement collapses, and with it, the entire legal basis for the fund’s existence."
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#neoNazis #J6 #SlushFund #TrumpRegime
"No rewarding the far-right rioters: judge orders trial over Trump’s January 6 ‘slush fund’
A federal judge has ordered a full trial of the challenge to Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund for January 6 insurrectionists after the Department of Justice refused to confirm in writing that it was dead.
The Trump administration’s $1.8 billion slush fund to ‘compensate’ convicted January 6 insurrectionists and other alleged victims of “lawfare” is heading for full trial after a federal judge ruled that the Department of Justice’s refusal to confirm in writing that the fund is dead left her no alternative.
The fund, called the anti-weaponisation fund, was announced in May as part of a settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns.
That settlement also contained provisions shielding Trump, his family and his companies from audits on all earlier tax returns. Effectively, it is a free pass on any tax evasion which may have taken place in the past.
(. . .)
The litigation takes place against the backdrop of a separate threat to the fund’s very existence.
The fund’s legal basis rests entirely on the IRS settlement, but that settlement has always been legally peculiar: both plaintiff and defendant were effectively controlled by the same administration, raising serious questions about whether the case involved genuinely adversarial parties at all.
Judge Kathleen Williams in Florida, who oversaw the
original IRS lawsuit, has now been asked by 35 former federal judges to reopen it on precisely those grounds, that the settlement may have constituted a fraud on her court.She has agreed to examine the question and ordered Trump’s lawyers to respond.
During her June 12 hearing, Brinkema noted pointedly that 'the only reason this fund exists is because of a settlement of a lawsuit that is now seriously under scrutiny in another court.'
If Williams concludes the underlying lawsuit was invalid, the settlement collapses, and with it, the entire legal basis for the fund’s existence."
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As always, @LizDye is there to tell it like it is.
> The government *could have* filed the declarations. It *could have* filed a motion for reconsideration, objecting to the requirement, preferably before June 19. Instead, it decided to put two middle fingers up and slap Woodward’s name on it.
> Shockingly, this failed to do the trick.
> Judge Brinkema noted that Woodward’s bluster about “serious penalties for falsity” substantially overstates the matter, since counsel are immune from criminal prosecution for statements made during litigation and Blanche pointedly refused to reduce his statements to writing.
> In short, the #SlushFund may or may not be dead. But thanks to Woodward’s shenanigans, the lawsuit to block it is very much alive.
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As always, @LizDye is there to tell it like it is.
> The government *could have* filed the declarations. It *could have* filed a motion for reconsideration, objecting to the requirement, preferably before June 19. Instead, it decided to put two middle fingers up and slap Woodward’s name on it.
> Shockingly, this failed to do the trick.
> Judge Brinkema noted that Woodward’s bluster about “serious penalties for falsity” substantially overstates the matter, since counsel are immune from criminal prosecution for statements made during litigation and Blanche pointedly refused to reduce his statements to writing.
> In short, the #SlushFund may or may not be dead. But thanks to Woodward’s shenanigans, the lawsuit to block it is very much alive.
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"Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, announced that he will file a discharge petition... to force a #House vote on his legislation to permanently block Trump’s effort to create a $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded #SlushFund for #Jan6 rioters... and terminate the unprecedented “Super Pardon” bestowed by Acting AG #ToddBlanche upon [ #Trump], his family and all of their businesses, on all matters, for all time"
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-to-file-discharge-petition-to-block-trump-s-18-billion-slush-fund-prevent-all-such-corrupt-self-dealing-settlement-payouts-and-end-unprecedented-super-pardon-for-trump-his-family-and-his-businesses -
"Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, announced that he will file a discharge petition... to force a #House vote on his legislation to permanently block Trump’s effort to create a $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded #SlushFund for #Jan6 rioters... and terminate the unprecedented “Super Pardon” bestowed by Acting AG #ToddBlanche upon [ #Trump], his family and all of their businesses, on all matters, for all time"
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-to-file-discharge-petition-to-block-trump-s-18-billion-slush-fund-prevent-all-such-corrupt-self-dealing-settlement-payouts-and-end-unprecedented-super-pardon-for-trump-his-family-and-his-businesses -
Cash Patel: FBI Director Apparently Paying Off FBI Allies With Personal Slush Fund
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Cash Patel: FBI Director Apparently Paying Off FBI Allies With Personal Slush Fund
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Yesterday, Judge #Brinkema in #Floyd v. #DOJ explained why #ToddBlanche is completely wrong that his unsworn assurances are sufficient to render the lawsuit against the #SlushFund moot and so it must proceed, perhaps with depositions of the very people for whom Blanche's flailing about the separation of powers was meant to shield.
2026/06/24, Doc 96, Order in Floyd v. Department of Justice (26-cv-01399) District Court, E.D. Virginia https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73383692/floyd-v-department-of-justice/
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Yesterday, Judge #Brinkema in #Floyd v. #DOJ explained why #ToddBlanche is completely wrong that his unsworn assurances are sufficient to render the lawsuit against the #SlushFund moot and so it must proceed, perhaps with depositions of the very people for whom Blanche's flailing about the separation of powers was meant to shield.
2026/06/24, Doc 96, Order in Floyd v. Department of Justice (26-cv-01399) District Court, E.D. Virginia https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73383692/floyd-v-department-of-justice/
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Today in #Trump v. #IRS (26-cv-20609) District Court, S.D. Florida https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/
"Thanks for your concern, but your help is not needed at this time."
Or in Judge Williams' own words:
> This matter is before the Court on the various motions ("Motions") for leave to file briefings as amici curiae (DE 91 ); DE 95 ; DE 101 ). The Court greatly appreciates the assistance that these attorneys have offered through their proposed filings. However, the Court has determined that this case has been sufficiently briefed and there is no need for additional amici briefing.
> Accordingly, the Motions (DE 91 ; DE 95 ; DE 101 ) are DENIED.
91 was Biazzo, a lawyer in private practice who points out that the settlement apology and no-payout terms invalidate the #SlushFund
95 was 4 former DOJ and Treasury officials and 2 public interest groups
101 was 23 current state AGs.
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Today in #Trump v. #IRS (26-cv-20609) District Court, S.D. Florida https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/
"Thanks for your concern, but your help is not needed at this time."
Or in Judge Williams' own words:
> This matter is before the Court on the various motions ("Motions") for leave to file briefings as amici curiae (DE 91 ); DE 95 ; DE 101 ). The Court greatly appreciates the assistance that these attorneys have offered through their proposed filings. However, the Court has determined that this case has been sufficiently briefed and there is no need for additional amici briefing.
> Accordingly, the Motions (DE 91 ; DE 95 ; DE 101 ) are DENIED.
91 was Biazzo, a lawyer in private practice who points out that the settlement apology and no-payout terms invalidate the #SlushFund
95 was 4 former DOJ and Treasury officials and 2 public interest groups
101 was 23 current state AGs.