A federal judge in Florida has reopened President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. The ruling, issued Friday, came after intervenors argued that a settlement creating an "anti-weaponization" fund had tainted the case.
The lawsuit had been voluntarily dismissed by Trump the previous week. The Justice Department had used the suit to establish a fund, which the New York Times reported was likely intended for Trump allies. The Washington Examiner identified the fund as totaling nearly $1.8 billion.
Judge sided with intervenors who said the settlement to create the "anti-weaponization" fund had tainted the case. The ruling was described by the New York Times as affecting both President Trump, who had dismissed the suit, and the Justice Department, which had pursued the settlement arrangement.
The case involves scrutiny of the nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund that resulted from the settlement, according to the Washington Examiner. The Hill reported that the federal judge agreed to reopen the bid for further examination following concerns raised about the settlement's structure.
The intervenors had argued that the creation of the fund through the settlement process had compromised the case. The judge's decision to reopen the lawsuit allows for additional investigation into the fund and the circumstances surrounding the settlement.
The case remains ongoing as the court examines the "anti-weaponization" fund and the settlement agreement that had been reached prior to the voluntary dismissal.
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