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  "path": "/2026/06/01/judge-reopens-trumps-irs-case-wants-to-know-if-the-court-was-defrauded/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T18:09:27.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
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    "donald trump",
    "fraud",
    "fraud on the court",
    "irs",
    "kathleen williams",
    "settlement",
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  "textContent": "Most legal experts seemed pretty skeptical about the tactic of 35 former federal judges asking federal judge Kathleen Williams to reopen the case where Trump sued his own IRS demanding $10 billion. Turns out they were wrong — on Friday, Judge Williams reopened the case, not going so far as to investigate whether fraud had […]",
  "title": "Judge Reopens Trump’s IRS Case, Wants To Know If The Court Was Defrauded"
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