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IRS Contractor Charged With Disclosing Tax Returns of Trump and Wealthy Americans

  • IRS consultant Charles Littlejohn has been charged with leaking tax information to news outlets between 2018-2020.
  • Littlejohn allegedly disclosed Trump's tax returns to one news outlet and information on wealthy individuals to another.
  • The news outlets have not been officially named but are believed to be The New York Times and ProPublica.
  • If convicted, Littlejohn faces up to 5 years in prison for unauthorized disclosure of tax returns.
  • The leaks revealed how little tax wealthy Americans like Trump paid compared to ordinary workers.
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