Trump Sues Treasury Department, IRS Over Tax Return Leak
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President Trump sued the IRS and Treasury Department, alleging they failed to prevent a contractor from leaking his tax returns to the press in 2019, seeking at least $10 billion in damages.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department Jan. 29, alleging the agencies didn’t do enough to prevent an IRS contractor from leaking his tax returns to the press in 2019. Trump, as well as his two eldest sons and the business that bears his name, is seeking at least $10 billion from the government he runs. The lawsuit, filed in Miami federal court, alleges that the IRS failed to properly screen workers and monitor its systems, leading to the leak by Charles Littlejohn, the IRS contractor who admitted to providing tax returns to the New York Times and ProPublica. Littlejohn was sentenced to five years in prison in 2024. Under federal law, the IRS is required to maintain confidentiality of tax returns, and people with authorized access can be charged with crimes for disclosures. Full Story