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- U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ordered Justice Department to explain whether it serves President Donald Trump as its client after a DOJ aide called him the department’s ‘chief client.’
- Legal scholars said the suit could be dismissed for lack of a case if the parties are not adverse.
- If the Justice Department settles, the Judgment Fund could pay $10 billion, similar to an earlier settlement that paid Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.
