Trump Sues IRS, Treasury for $10 Billion Over Tax Return Leak
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Firstpost•30-01-2026, 07:04
Trump Sues IRS, Treasury for $10 Billion Over Tax Return Leak
- •Donald Trump, his sons, and company sued the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion over the 2019-2020 disclosure of his tax returns.
- •The lawsuit, filed in Miami federal court, alleges the agencies failed to prevent former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn from leaking the tax information.
- •Plaintiffs claim the leak caused reputational and financial harm, public embarrassment, and tarnished their business reputations.
- •The suit was filed shortly after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent canceled contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, accusing their contractor Littlejohn of the leaks.
- •Littlejohn is currently serving a five-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in October 2023 to disclosing tax return information to The New York Times and ProPublica.
Why It Matters: Trump and his family are suing the IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax returns.
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