US EditionTrump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leak of tax records
Trump and family allege IRS and Treasury failed to prevent a 2019-2020 leak of tax returns, seeking at least $10 billion for reputational and financial damages.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump sued the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service seeking at least $10 billion over an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns at a federal courthouse in Miami.
- The leaks began in 2019 when Charles Littlejohn, former IRS contractor, passed returns to news outlets, and The New York Times published in 2020 that Trump paid $750 in federal taxes in 2016 and 2017.
- The other plaintiffs include Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and the Trump Organization, and the complaint alleges reputational and financial harm, public embarrassment, and unfairly tarnished business reputations.
- The Treasury and IRS did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday night, while Trump previously sought $230 million from the Department of Justice via two administrative claims.
- Charles Littlejohn, former IRS contractor, pleaded guilty and received the maximum five-year sentence in 2024, while The New York Times continues ongoing reporting with news updates.
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Trump sues IRS, US Treasury for US$10 billion over leaked tax returns
US President Donald Trump sued the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for at least US$10 billion over an unauthorised disclosure of his tax returns to the press during his first term in office, potentially putting American taxpayers on the hook for a massive payout. The suit was filed on Thursday in Miami federal court by Trump, his sons Donald Jnr and Eric, and the Trump Organization, which manages the president’s real estate holdin…
Trump sues IRS, Treasury for ₹10 billion over leaked tax information
The suit states that former IRS contractor Charles Edward Littlejohn disclosures to the news organisations “caused reputational and financial harm to Plaintiffs and adversely impacted President Trump's support among voters in the 2020 presidential election”
Trump, Sons Sue IRS, Treasury for $10B
President Trump is taking his fight over his tax returns to court—against his own government. The POTUS, his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization have filed a federal lawsuit in Miami accusing the IRS and the Treasury Department of failing to safeguard their confidential...
Trump sues IRS, seeks $10 billion over tax return leak
Washington: President Donald Trump has filed a civil lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the US Treasury Department, seeking at least $10 billion in damages over the unauthorised disclosure of his tax return information by an agency contractor who later pleaded guilty to a felony. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in the Southern District of Florida, names the IRS and the Treasury Department as defendants and was br…
Trump Sues US Revenue Service, Treasury For $10 Billion Over Tax-Return Leak
President Donald Trump sued the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service for at least $10 billion over an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns to the press during his first term in office.
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