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Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leak of tax records
- 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 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.
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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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Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion, accusing agencies of letting his tax returns leak
President Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for at least $10 billion, claiming the agencies unlawfully allowed an IRS contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
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