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Trump Sues IRS and Treasury for $10 Billion Over Leaked Tax Returns

The filing accuses the agencies of failing to safeguard confidential tax data that a former IRS contractor leaked to news outlets.

President Donald Trump speaks during the launch of a program known as Trump Accounts at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington.
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The US Treasury building in Washington, DC, on August 5, 2025.
This is Trump's third 'claim for a large amount of money against the government he oversees'

Overview

  • The complaint, filed in Miami, lists Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and the Trump Organization as co-plaintiffs and specifies Trump is suing in his personal capacity.
  • Plaintiffs seek at least $10 billion for alleged reputational and financial harm tied to reporting by The New York Times and ProPublica.
  • Former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn was identified as the source of the leaks; he pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2024 to five years in prison.
  • The suit names the IRS and Treasury as defendants, not Littlejohn or Booz Allen, while Treasury this week canceled Booz Allen contracts over inadequate safeguards.
  • The case is pending, the agencies had not immediately commented, and the action is an unusual instance of a sitting president suing executive-branch agencies.