Thirty‑five former federal judges just did something extraordinary: they asked a Florida federal court to reopen Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. They say the judge and the public were misled. Trump sued the IRS over the leak of his tax returns, then quietly dropped the case after the government created a new “anti‑weaponization” fund worth about $1.7 billion. The judges suspect this fund and the dismissal were part of a secret deal that was never honestly explained to the court. In plain terms, they’re arguing: you can’t use a fake lawsuit and a hidden settlement to move public money or shield powerful people from future tax enforcement. They want the judge to undo the dismissal, dig into what happened, and restore integrity to the process. Awesome.