Trump sues IRS, US Treasury for US$10 billion over leaked tax returns

Donald Trump, along with his sons and the Trump Organization, is suing the IRS and US Treasury for at least $10 billion over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns to the press. The lawsuit, filed in Miami federal court, alleges that the IRS leaked Trump's tax data to The New York Times during his first term in office. The suit revisits the 2020 incident where The New York Times published a report on Trump's tax records based on leaked IRS data. Former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn pleaded guilty to stealing and leaking Trump's tax data, along with tax records of thousands of other wealthy Americans, violating federal confidentiality laws. The leaks occurred between 2018 and 2020, with data going to The New York Times and ProPublica.

Donald Trump, along with his sons and the Trump Organization, is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion, alleging the agencies failed to prevent the leak of his tax information to news outlets between 2018 and 2020. The lawsuit, filed in Florida, claims the leaks caused reputational and financial harm. This follows the sentencing of former IRS contractor Charles Edward Littlejohn to five years in prison for leaking tax data to The New York Times and ProPublica, who subsequently published reports on Trump's tax history. Trump's suit argues that Littlejohn's actions impacted his support in the 2020 election. The Treasury Department recently cut contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, Littlejohn's former employer, after his conviction for leaking tax information of numerous wealthy individuals.