Trump and his sons sue IRS and US Treasury over leaked tax information

BBC News - WorldCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete January 30, 2026 at 03:37 AM

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Donald Trump, along with his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, is suing the IRS and US Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax information. The lawsuit, filed in Miami federal court, alleges the agencies failed to prevent the disclosure of confidential financial information by a former IRS contractor, Charles "Chaz" Littlejohn. Littlejohn, now serving a five-year prison sentence, leaked the tax data to media outlets like The New York Times and ProPublica. The Trump family claims the leaks caused reputational and financial harm, negatively impacting their business and public standing. The lawsuit states that the IRS and Treasury Department had a duty to safeguard the tax disclosures but failed to do so. Littlejohn admitted to stealing the data to further his political agenda.

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