Judge indefinitely blocks Trump $1.8B 'slush fund' that administration claimed was dead

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8. Trump lawyers: No collusion with Trump administration to create 'Anti-Weaponization' fund

I admit that I am a geek. I found and read trump's filing late last night. I was NOT impressed. Basically, there was no collusion and there was a real "case or controversy" (this is required for the court to have jurisdiction) because they say so. I was NOT impressed

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/12/trump-lawyers-no-collusion-trump-administration-anti-weaponization-fund-00961288

Attorneys for President Donald Trump are rejecting allegations that they defrauded a federal court in Florida by bringing a lawsuit against the IRS — only to settle with the Trump-led Justice Department in a deal crafted to establish a so-called “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”

The Friday night filing with a federal judge in Miami was the first public defense of the settlement by Trump’s private attorneys since it came under intense attack by lawmakers, prompting the administration to retreat from the planned $1.8 billion fund for victims of allegedly politicized investigations and indictments.

Trump sued the agency for $10 billion in January over the 2020 leak of his tax returns by an IRS contractor who subsequently pleaded guilty to the breach. The lawsuit raised immediate questions about a conflict raised by the sitting president suing an agency he oversees. But Trump quickly abandoned the suit as details about the settlement began to emerge.

Trump’s lawyers invoked a federal court rule that allows plaintiffs in a case to drop it early in the litigation without explanation or substantive involvement by the judge....

Attorneys for President Donald Trump are rejecting allegations that they defrauded a federal court in Florida by bringing a lawsuit against the IRS — only to settle with the Trump-led Justice Department in a deal crafted to establish a so-called “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”

The Friday night filing with a federal judge in Miami was the first public defense of the settlement by Trump’s private attorneys since it came under intense attack by lawmakers, prompting the administration to retreat from the planned $1.8 billion fund for victims of allegedly politicized investigations and indictments.

Trump sued the agency for $10 billion in January over the 2020 leak of his tax returns by an IRS contractor who subsequently pleaded guilty to the breach. The lawsuit raised immediate questions about a conflict raised by the sitting president suing an agency he oversees. But Trump quickly abandoned the suit as details about the settlement began to emerge.

Trump’s lawyers invoked a federal court rule that allows plaintiffs in a case to drop it early in the litigation without explanation or substantive involvement by the judge.

Again, for a federal court to have jurisdiction, there must be a "case or controversy". trump was on both sides of this litigation and this brief wants to ignore reality.

This will be fun to watch.