BREAKING NEWS: Miami federal judge rebukes Trump's self-dealing slush fund
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In a scathing 56-page report, Miami federal judge Kathleen Williams eviscerated President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund that he arranged with Todd Blanche—who, in a bit of ironic timing—will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week as it considers his candidacy to become the attorney general.
“The court finds that this matter was brought for an improper purpose—to gain the imprimatur of judicial legitimacy for a 'settlement' that had no viable basis in law or fact,” Judge Williams wrote.
She added: “Trump did not pursue his claims until he once again occupied the White House and had appointed his former lawyer, and the former lawyer of persons who are putative beneficiaries of the ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ to prominent positions."
In other words, it was an inside job.
Judge Williams has ordered sanctions against the lawyers involved.
More details here.
Earlier stories:
Could Trump’s slush fund be in trouble? A Miami federal judge could decide
Trump announces brazen $1.7 billion ‘settlement’ through his new Ministry of Grift
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But wait, there's more: Judge Williams wrote that there was "never adverseness between the Parties" because the administration effectively controlled both sides of the litigation, and that the plaintiffs "acted in bad faith," characterizing the lawsuit as an attempt to manipulate the judicial process rather than seek judicial resolution of a genuine legal dispute.
Bout time someone sees what the real deal is…