U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams
Posted on 05/30/2026 8:42:44 AM PDT by lowbridge
A federal judge signaled Friday she may reopen a legal case between President Trump and his own government that led the Justice Department to create a controversial $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund," ordering the president's lawyers to respond to allegations of "deception" and "fraud."
U.S. Judge Kathleen Williams issued the four-page order after dozens of retired federal judges asked her to reopen the president's lawsuit, arguing the government and Mr. Trump may have "deceived" Williams into dismissing the case.
Williams wrote that the former judges raised "grievous allegations" that Mr. Trump sought to dismiss the case "solely to avoid judicial scrutiny of a lawsuit that 'was collusive from the start' and was only filed to provide the imprimatur of legality for an unlawful settlement."
She directed the president to file a response by June 12, laying out their responses to the former judges' allegations of "collusion" and "deception," and "the question of whether the case should be reopened because the Court was the 'victim of a fraud.'"
It's the latest legal roadblock for the "anti-weaponization fund." Earlier Friday, a different federal judge temporarily barred the Justice Department from moving forward with work on the multibillion-dollar fund, following a separate lawsuit.
The case arrived on Williams' docket earlier this year, when Mr. Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service for allegedly allowing his tax returns to leak. Williams signaled that she planned to look into whether the lawsuit was legally valid since Mr. Trump effectively sat on both sides of the table. But earlier this month, she dismissed the suit at the president's and the Justice Department's request and said there was no "settlement of record."
Hours after the case was dismissed, the Justice Department announced it had settled the case
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Do all these judges who oppose the settlement have “standing” on this lawsuit? Trump sued the Department of Justice, not these individual judges. In my opinion, she has to settle that question in her ruling.
Perhaps the president should “order” the judge to go scratch her ass…
The fund is addressing fraud already perpetrated on the recipients. See how she l likes that response.
Federal judge orders Pres Trump to whistle while he works
Federal judge orders Pres Trump to use mustard instead of ketchup on hotdogs
Federal judge ...
Wonder how much of the $10 Billion due to Trump can be confiscated from this judge’s wealth?
As are most of the retired one, I would imagine.
I don’t know the legal reasoning but I have confidence this is overreach and invalid and will get slapped down.
wE CAN HOPE HE GETS IT OVERTURNED, lOCKING PEOPLE UP THAT ARE PEACEFULLY PROTESTING IS OK FOR THE DIMWIT DUMMYCRATS BUT GOD FORBID THE cONSERVATIVES DO EIGHT ANOTHER REASON TO GET RID OF THE BACKSTABBER thune MITCH MCONNELS LITTLE NIUT WIT FOLLOWER. hEY nd GET THIS PIG OUT OF CONGRESS....
How do you settle a case that’s been dismissed?
Pound sand judge
I wish some of these judges would get voted out of office, but they are doing the dirty work of the Leftist Democrats so they are secure.
By the US Court of Appeals, if they say no, go to the USSC and see how that works out.
This judge can go ____ himself. Either the Supreme Court starts crushiing and removing these reprobates or we the people will be left with no civilized avenue of addressment.
🤔 which Federal Judge looked into this questionable Federal funding?
I remember when dems gave BILLIONS to BLM rioters, BILLIONS of OUR money, but hey that was fine since they were Democrats
Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights (42 U.S.C. § 1983):
This appears to be a perjury trap. Usually, this is done by a prosecutor. However, in this instance it is being carried out by a judge.
Another Dipstick Court Judgette braking bad on the Executive Branch. The President of the United States needs to tell her to Go .... yoself.
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