
Payne v. Trump: A False Claims Act Fraud Suit, Freshly Filed
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Trial Tapes by Trial Tapes
S1
May 23, 2026
16:27
Episode notes
On May 13, 2026, a False Claims Act complaint was filed in the Southern District of Texas. The defendant named on the caption: Trump. Trial Tapes reads the docket, examines what little the public filings reveal, and sits with how much remains unknown in a fraud suit that is just getting started.