Trump Drops Massive $10B Lawsuit on IRS, Treasury for Leaking His Tax Info
Donald Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion, alleging they failed to prevent the leak of his tax information.Summary
Former President Donald Trump, along with his sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr., and the Trump Organization, have filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department. The suit alleges that the agencies failed to prevent the leak of confidential tax information to news outlets between 2018 and 2020, causing “reputational and financial harm.” The lawsuit stems from disclosures made by Charles Edward Littlejohn, a former IRS contractor who was sentenced to five years in prison for leaking tax data to The New York Times and ProPublica. These leaks revealed that Trump had not paid federal income tax for several years and highlighted discrepancies in his tax records. Trump’s suit claims the disclosures negatively impacted his public standing and support during the 2020 election. The U.S. Treasury Department recently cut contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, Littlejohn’s former employer, citing inadequate data safeguards. Littlejohn also stole tax records of other billionaires, including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.
(Source：The Western Journal)