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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun May 17, 2026, 09:34 PM 17 hrs ago

Retired Judge Blasts Trump's $1.7B Slush Fund for Allies

As you may have heard, Donald Trump sued himself for $10B. Obama appointee Judge Williams asked for outside counsel to weigh in on whether the court has jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit where Trump controls both sides.

Retired Judge Gleeson and three other lawyers filed their brief, which undercuts Trump’s ability to even sue, let alone settle for a $1.7B unsupervised fund to be distributed to his January 6th coconspirators. I break down that brief on today’s episode here:



https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/retired-judge-blasts-trumps-17b-slush
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Retired Judge Blasts Trump's $1.7B Slush Fund for Allies (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago OP
Who actually thinks that Trump would part with much of the $1.7B rather than keep it? Norrrm 16 hrs ago #1

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