politics
February 1, 2026
Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion
US President Donald Trump has accused the federal agencies of failing to protect his tax records from a politically motivated leak
TL;DR
- President Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department.
- The lawsuit alleges federal agencies facilitated the leak of Trump's tax records.
- The leak is attributed to former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison.
- The leaked information was provided to the New York Times and ProPublica.
- Trump claims the leak caused him "reputational and financial harm."
- The leak affected approximately 406,000 taxpayers over 15 years.
- The Treasury Department recently canceled contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, where Littlejohn was employed.
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