Reopening the Trump-IRS case "will allow the Court to commence an inquiry into whether the Court was deceived," the ex-judges wrote.

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Thirty-five former federal judges asked a court to investigate whether Trump's settlement with the IRS was an act of fraud against the court.

Reopening the Trump-IRS case "will allow the Court to commence an inquiry into whether the Court was deceived," the ex-judges wrote.

President Donald Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service for $10 billion but successfully moved to dismiss the case for an approximate $1.8 billion payout.

A group of 35 ex-federal judges have asked for the case to be reopened to investigate conduct by the president and the Justice Department.

The anti-weaponization fund set up by the Department of Justice has been temporarily blocked by a separate federal judge.