WASHINGTON, january 30, 2024 – Donald Trump and his family are seeking $1 million in damages from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the US Department of the Treasury, claiming the agencies failed to safeguard their tax data. The lawsuit centers on the unauthorized disclosure of their tax returns to the media.
Tax Leak Triggered Legal Action
The Trump family alleges the IRS didn’t do enough to prevent a former employee from illegally sharing their confidential tax data.
- Donald Trump, his children, and his company were affected by the tax return leak.
- The leak occurred in 2020, with details published by The New York Times.
- Charles Littlejohn, the former IRS employee responsible, received a five-year prison sentence in January 2024.
- The lawsuit claims the IRS failed to take necessary measures to protect sensitive taxpayer data.
The dispute stems from a 2020 leak of Trump’s tax records, which covered both personal and business filings from 2000 to 2018. the new York Times published a report based on the leaked documents, revealing that the former president had paid relatively low taxes given the scale of his enterprises. The leak also compromised the tax information of Trump’s children.
Charles Littlejohn,38,was identified as the individual who illicitly obtained and disclosed the tax information. In January 2024, he was sentenced to five years in prison, with an additional three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. the Trump family’s lawsuit argues that the IRS and Treasury were negligent in their duty to protect taxpayer data, leading to this breach.
What exactly are they suing for? The Trumps are seeking $1 million in damages, alleging emotional distress and reputational harm caused by the unauthorized release of their private financial information.
The lawsuit represents the latest chapter in a long-running saga surrounding Trump’s taxes,which
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