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Trump and his sons sue IRS and US Treasury over leaked tax information

Donald Trump and his sons have filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and the Treasury Department, claiming these agencies failed to prevent the unauthorized leak of their tax returns by a former IRS contractor. The suit alleges that the leaked information, which appeared in media reports in 2019 and 2020, was a politically motivated violation of privacy laws.

Republican presidential candidate and US President Donald Trump speaks acmpanied by his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr during his caucus night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, 15 January 2024

Republican presidential candidate and US President Donald Trump speaks acmpanied by his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr during his caucus night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, 15 January 2024

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Key Highlights

  • The lawsuit was filed in Miami federal court.
  • Trump's legal team claims the leak was politically motivated.
  • The former IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, is currently serving a five-year prison sentence for his role in the leak.
  • The Trump family is seeking $10 billion in damages.
  • The lawsuit alleges that the agencies did not take mandatory precautions to protect confidential information.
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Sources

  1. Trump and his sons sue IRS and US Treasury over leaked tax information
  2. Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns
  3. Trump files $10B lawsuit against IRS over alleged tax return leaks to major news outlets
  4. Trump sues IRS, Treasury for $10 billion over leak of his tax returns
  5. President Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department for $10 billion, alleging the agencies didn’t do enough to prevent an IRS contractor from leaking his tax returns to the press in 2019

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