US EditionTrump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leak of tax records
Trump and family claim IRS and Treasury failed to prevent leaks that caused reputational and financial harm, seeking $10 billion in damages over unauthorized 2019-2020 tax return disclosures.
- 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 accuses federal agencies of not having prevented the leaking of their tax information to the media between 2018 and 2020 US President Donald Trump is suing the IRS (Social Security) and the Treasury Department for $10 billion: he accuses federal agencies of not having prevented the leaking of their tax information to the media between 2018 and 2020. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in a Florida federal court, includes as plaintiffs the sons of …
President Donald Trump sued the IRS on Thursday, seeking $10 billion over leaked tax returns that he says hurt his business.
He claims $10 billion in damages for not being able to block the leak of his tax returns during his first term in office.
Trump and his eldest sons file $10B lawsuit against IRS, Treasury Departent over leaked tax records
President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Eric Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department Thursday, blaming the federal agencies for leaks of their confidential tax information.
Donald Trump filed a complaint on Thursday against the U.S. tax and claimed $10 billion in damages for not being able to block the leak of his tax returns during his first term in office.
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