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'Premised on deception': Judge reopens major Trump case in stunning blow to slush fund

May 29, 2026Far Left

A federal judge waylaid Donald Trump's legal team Friday by reopening his $10 billion IRS lawsuit, declaring she wants to investigate "grievous allegations" that the deal to settle it was "premised on deception," The New York Times reported.In what the Times called a "striking turnabout," U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams revived the case just days…

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