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35 Former Federal Judges Call Trump’s Self-Settlement A Fraud On The Court

Thirty-five (thirty-five!) former federal judges are asking a current federal judge to reopen the case where Donald Trump sued his own IRS, and then “settled” the case on terms extremely favorable to himself, his family, and his MAGA loyalists. Law schools are famous for coming up with “hypothetica...

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What happened 35 Former Federal Judges Call Trump’s Self-Settlement A Fraud On The Court.
The headline split One side frames it as "35 Former Federal Judges Call Trump’s Self-Settlement A Fraud On The Court". The other frames it as "Former Judges Ask Court to Reopen Trump IRS Case, Calling Settlement a Fraud on the Court".
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Left / center-left35 Former Federal Judges Call Trump’s Self-Settlement A Fraud On The Court

Techdirt · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightFormer Judges Ask Court to Reopen Trump IRS Case, Calling Settlement a Fraud on the Court

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TechdirtNews report · May 28, 5:58 PM

35 Former Federal Judges Call Trump’s Self-Settlement A Fraud On The Court

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Thirty-five (thirty-five!) former federal judges are asking a current federal judge to reopen the case where Donald Trump sued his own IRS, and then “settled” the case on terms extremely fa...

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The New AmericanNews report · May 28, 6:15 PM

Former Judges Ask Court to Reopen Trump IRS Case, Calling Settlement a Fraud on the Court

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The judges say Trump used the court as cover to create a $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund without lawful authority....

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Details30/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
30/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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May 28, 5:58 PM: Techdirt joined the source map.

May 28, 6:15 PM: The New American joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 30/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.