In Advance Of The Todd Blanche For AG Hearings

FLASH: Federal judge in Florida has released a scathing takedown of Trump's slush fund, Trump's sweetheart IRS immunity deal and the lawsuit Trump filed against his own IRS

Judge orders sanctions and possible bar discipline against Trump's lawyers in lawsuit

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— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 13, 2026

More of Judge Kathleen Williams takedown of Trump's lawsuit vs. IRS & slush fund

"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… pic.twitter.com/P9CnsO9weL

— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 13, 2026

And check this out: The judge spotlights Todd Blanche's recent public claim that the slush fund will not be "moving forward"

Judge says Blanche's public claim "demonstrates his confidence that he could speak for, and bind, both sides of this matter. This certitude supports the… pic.twitter.com/9PAnYTBHHX

— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 13, 2026

Judge opens the door to bar hearings and financial penalties against Trump's lawyers

And dang... this ruling really complicates any attempt by Team Trump to salvage the $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund for crooks

— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 13, 2026

Is it too much to hope this comes up?

The court further wrote that the central issue was whether top Executive Branch officials had “ignored ethical norms, court rules, and legal authority to manipulate the judicial process” in order to obtain “unprecedented access to the public fisc with the patina of legitimacy.”

In addition to nullifying the settlement, Judge Williams imposed Rule 11 sanctions related to the litigation and referred one of Trump’s attorneys for possible professional discipline.

The opinion concludes that the lawsuit improperly invoked the authority of the federal judiciary to legitimize an agreement that the court determined lacked a genuine legal dispute.

It just seems like it should.