Trump Files $10B Lawsuit Against IRS and Treasury Over Tax Leak

The Inquisitr

President #DonaldTrump has filed a bombshell #10BillionLawsuit against the #IRS and the #TreasuryDepartment, alleging a catastrophic failure to protect his private #TaxRecords. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in #Miami on Thursday, January 29, 2026, claims that the agencies were "grossly negligent" in allowing former contractor #CharlesLittlejohn to leak confidential tax data to "leftist media outlets" like the #NewYorkTimes and #ProPublica. Joining the President as plaintiffs are #DonaldTrumpJr, #EricTrump, and the #TrumpOrganization, all of whom allege "irreparable harm" to their reputations and financial standing. This #BreakingNews report investigates the specifics of the #TaxLeak scandal, the recent cancellation of government contracts with #BoozAllenHamilton, and the unprecedented legal implications of a President suing his own administration. From #Inquisitr to the halls of the #WhiteHouse, we break down whether this #10Billion claim will result in a historic taxpayer-funded settlement.  #Trump #DonaldTrump #IRS #TreasuryDepartment #TrumpNews #BreakingNews #Lawsuit #TaxReturns #10Billion #Trump2026 #GOP #TrumpOrganization #EricTrump #DonaldTrumpJr #CharlesLittlejohn #ProPublica #NewYorkTimes #LegalBattle #USPolitics #WhiteHouseNews #Inquisitr #NewsUpdate #DataPrivacy #TaxLeaks #ScottBessent #WashingtonDC #MiamiFederalCourt #PoliticalAnalysis #TrumpAdministration #GovernmentAccountability

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00:00President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service

00:04and the U.S. Treasury Department over the leak of his tax records from nearly a decade ago.

00:09The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court in Miami.

00:12Trump is suing in his personal capacity, not as president.

00:15The plaintiffs also include his sons, Donald Trump Jr., and Eric Trump, along with the Trump Organization.

00:21In the complaint, Trump alleges that the IRS and Treasury failed to take proper steps

00:26to prevent a former contractor from illegally disclosing confidential tax information belonging

00:31to him, his family, and his business.

00:34The lawsuit claims the disclosures caused reputational and financial harm,

00:38public embarrassment, and damage to the plaintiff's business and public standing.

00:43The case centers on former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn, who was sentenced to five years in prison

00:48in 2024 after pleading guilty to leaking Trump's tax returns to news outlets.

00:52The leaked records were later published in 2020 and showed Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes

00:58in both 2016 and 2017.

01:01At the time, Trump dismissed the reporting as fake news and said the information had been illegally obtained.

01:07In court, Littlejohn admitted that he also stole and leaked tax data belonging to thousands of other

01:12wealthy individuals between 2019 and 2020, including major business figures.

01:17Following Littlejohn's sentencing, the IRS issued a statement calling the incident unacceptable

01:22and said it had taken aggressive steps to strengthen data security to prevent similar breaches.

01:27Trump has previously said he was seeking significant compensation from the federal government over

01:32past investigations.

01:33He has also stated that approving such payments would be unusual, noting he would decide how

01:37any awarded damages would be distributed.

01:40Since returning to office, Trump has filed multiple high-dollar lawsuits, frequently seeking damages

01:45in the billions, including legal actions against media organizations, financial institutions,

01:49and government entities.

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