Judge Probes Alleged Deception Surrounding Trump’s Settlement with IRS

The Anti-Weaponization Fund, which is being challenged in court, would give almost $1.8 billion to alleged victims of the weaponization of law enforcement.
Published: 5/29/2026, 7:56:02 PM EDT
Judge Probes Alleged Deception Surrounding Trump’s Settlement with IRS
The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

A federal district judge is probing allegations of fraud in President Donald Trump’s recently settled lawsuit over alleged IRS leaks of his tax returns, she indicated in an order on May 29.

An Anti-Weaponization Fund was created as part of the settlement of the lawsuit. Trump agreed to drop a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, provided that the nearly $1.8 billion fund would be established to compensate alleged victims of the weaponization of law enforcement.

A request for answers from attorneys came in an order issued by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams of Florida.

Williams said she wanted to probe “grievous allegations” that the settlement was “premised on deception.”

This is a developing story and will be updated.