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Trump DOJ on the hook for 'very serious ramifications' in Florida court: legal expert

The Trump Department of Justice hasn't seen the worst of the blowback coming in response to one of its more controversial moves, a legal expert predicted. Adam Klasfeld, a legal journalist, said in an interview that the DOJ's defense of Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund could lead to a Florida judge declaring "fraud upon the court, which could have very serious ramifications for the people behind it." The anti-weaponization fund is the result of a settlement in Trump's lawsuit against the IRS after a contractor leaked his tax information. The IRS lawsuit was dismissed by a Florida federal judge, Kathleen Williams, who reopened the case to investigate the fund. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche could suffer from those ramifications as well, Klasfeld said. "One of the people who will be investigated in that Florida process is going to be Todd Blanche," Klasfeld predicted. "There is a lot of reason to have optimism and wariness." Friday Legal Recap: It's the Democracy, Stupid by All Rise News Lincoln Square Media host Edwin Eisendrath and I assess the health of the rule of law antibodies in the U.S. body politic. Read on Substack