Former Federal Judges Allege 'Fraud on the Court' in Trump's IRS Settlement

A bipartisan group of 35 former federal judges—appointed by presidents including Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Obama, and Biden—filed a motion in federal court to reopen President Trump's dismissed $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. The judges, including former Chief Judge Timothy Tymkovich (10th Circuit, appointed by George W. Bush) and Judge Shira Scheindlin (S.D.N.Y., appointed by Clinton), argued that Trump and the government perpetrated a 'fraud on the court' by concealing a settlement agreement that created a controversial $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' without proper judicial oversight. The motion alleges the parties misled the court by not disclosing the settlement in their notice to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit, and that the deal included a broad release from claims against Trump, his family, and affiliated entities. Judge Kathleen Williams, a Biden appointee to the D.C. District Court, subsequently ordered Trump's lawyers to respond to these 'grievous allegations' ...

"The settlement deal is 'a product of collusion and is itself a fraud on the Court.'" — From the motion filed by the 35 former federal judges seeking to reopen the case