Trump Sues IRS, Treasury Department for $10 Billion Over Alleged Tax Return Leaks

President Donald Trump on Jan. 29 filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department over leaks of his confidential tax returns during his first term in office. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Southern District of Florida, is seeking at least $10 billion in damages, alleging that the IRS and Treasury violated federal privacy laws. Trump brought the lawsuit in his personal capacity. His two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, together with the Trump Organization LLC, are also listed as plaintiffs in the filing. In a 27-page lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege that Charles “Chaz” Littlejohn, who worked at the IRS as a government contractor, illegally obtained access to their tax records between 2019 and 2020 and disclosed the information to at least two news outlets, the New York Times and ProPublica....