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  • 2 years ago
Former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn was sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaking Donald Trump's tax returns in 2019. Prosecutors said Littlejohn specifically sought his job at an IRS consulting firm to gain access to private tax info and leak Trump's returns. They argued he viewed Trump as a threat to democracy and wanted to expose his returns despite Trump having no legal obligation to do so. The judge condemned Littlejohn's actions, saying the leak was "an intolerable attack on our constitutional democracy."
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn was sentenced to five years in prison for leaking
00:07 Donald Trump's tax returns in 2019.
00:10 Prosecutors said Littlejohn specifically sought his job at an IRS consulting firm to gain
00:15 access to private tax information and leak Trump's returns.
00:20 They argued he viewed Trump as a threat to democracy and wanted to expose his returns
00:24 despite Trump having no legal obligation to do so.
00:27 The judge condemned Littlejohn's actions, saying the leak was an "intolerable attack
00:32 on our constitutional democracy."
00:34 He was sentenced to five years in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and a $5,000
00:39 fine.
00:40 For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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