Trump, two sons, Trump Org sue IRS, Treasury for $10 billion over tax records leak
Source: CNBC
Published Thu, Jan 29 2026 7:10 PM EST Updated 10 Min Ago
President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons, and his family business sued the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department over alleged leaks of their confidential tax information, court records showed Thursday.
The plaintiffs seek at least $10 billion in damages, according to the lawsuit in Miami federal court.
The civil complaint alleges that the IRS and Treasury failed in their obligation to prevent the leak of those tax records by former IRS employee Charles Chaz Littlejohn in 2019 and 2020.
In addition to Trump, the plaintiffs are his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization, which the sons run.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/trump-sues-irs-and-treasury-for-10-billion-over-leak-of-tax-records.html
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President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons, and his family business sued the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department over alleged leaks of their confidential tax information, court records showed Thursday.
The plaintiffs seek at least $10 billion in damages, according to the lawsuit in Miami federal court. The civil complaint alleges that the IRS and Treasury failed in their obligation to prevent the leak of those tax records by former IRS employee Charles "Chaz" Littlejohn in 2019 and 2020.
A spokesman for Trump's legal team told CNBC in a statement, "The IRS wrongly allowed a rogue, politically-motivated employee to leak private and confidential information about President Trump, his family, and the Trump Organization to the New York Times, ProPublica and other left-wing news outlets, which was then illegally released to millions of people."
"President Trump continues to hold those who wrong America and Americans accountable," the spokesman said.
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Published Thu, Jan 29 2026 7:10 PM EST Updated 2 Min Ago
President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons and his family business sued the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department over alleged leaks of their confidential tax information, court records showed Thursday.
A spokesman for Trump's legal team told CNBC in a statement, "The IRS wrongly allowed a rogue, politically-motivated employee to leak private and confidential information about President Trump, his family, and the Trump Organization to the New York Times, ProPublica and other left-wing news outlets, which was then illegally released to millions of people."
"President Trump continues to hold those who wrong America and Americans accountable," the spokesman said.
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yellow dahlia
(5,148 posts)popsdenver
(1,845 posts)of his attempts to Grift more Tax Payer Money.....
yellow dahlia
(5,148 posts)Wicked Blue
(8,658 posts)It might be worth every penny
FalloutShelter
(14,263 posts)Unbelievable.
highplainsdem
(60,731 posts)biophile
(1,293 posts)The ones he should have released
dweller
(27,981 posts)good luck proving that, Pisswig
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Dale in Laurel MD
(797 posts)isn't he suing his own employees for actually doing their job?
eggplant
(4,151 posts)twodogsbarking
(17,872 posts)Probatim
(3,234 posts)I could use $10bn.
dweller
(27,981 posts)We could sue for
1 trillion $$$
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Puppyjive
(948 posts)If the guy is found guilty, the next president can pardon him.
ChicagoTeamster
(564 posts)0rganism
(25,513 posts)Hmm, what could possibly go wrong? Seriously, this situation is entirely unacceptable.
Fichefinder
(405 posts)Buddyzbuddy
(2,299 posts)the loots being held these days. See how much they LOVE AMERICA
When he was humping that flag, he was more honest about what he was going to do than we gave him credit for.
Callie1979
(1,222 posts)Plus where's the damage?
Callie1979
(1,222 posts)Violation of the Constitution. IMO
muriel_volestrangler
(105,798 posts)He's spent a year sacking anyone who doesn't bend the knee to him, and now it's the remainder who get to decide if they contest the suit. The conflict of interest is stratospheric.
Nothing should be allowed to happen on this until he's left office.
Blue Full Moon
(3,273 posts)I owed last year. I have been receiving notices from companies stating that they can help. There is only one way they would know.
angrychair
(11,864 posts)The people in those departments all work for him. This is a scam. They will settle out of court "for an undisclosed amount". This a scam to steal money from the American taxpayers.
Marcuse
(8,840 posts)Talitha
(7,753 posts)taxi
(2,687 posts)We need to throw that in the face of every republican who has a problem with what things cost.
lark
(25,949 posts)Worst of the worst!
Bengus81
(9,956 posts)purr-rat beauty
(1,071 posts)Illegally accessing our data for whatever reasons is criminal in my eyes.
PSPS
(15,258 posts)travelingthrulife
(4,782 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(176,441 posts)Vague presidential assurances dont turn a baseless lawsuit into a good one.
To hear Trump tell it, ânobody would careâ if, as a result of his baseless lawsuit against the IRS, he agreed to award himself billions of taxpayer dollars, so long as he gave the money to charity.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-02-02T15:51:59.212Z
Given his own record, itâs not nearly that simple.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/on-his-irs-suit-trump-claims-nobody-would-care-about-a-multibillion-dollar-payout
During a brief Q-and-A with reporters on Air Force One on Saturday night, Trump publicly commented on the civil litigation for the first time.
Trump on his multiple suits against the federal government: "I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself ... We could make it a substantial amount, nobody would care, because it's gonna go to numerous, very good charities."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-02-01T02:20:30.184Z
....As Trump apparently sees it, Americans wont be outraged if he agrees to pay himself billions of taxpayer dollars, so long as he doesnt keep billions of taxpayer dollars.
If only it were that simple. For one thing, there are no guarantees that hed direct all of the money to charitable causes. For another, Trumps track record of following through on vows to give to charity isnt exactly sterling, which makes it difficult to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Just as notable is the simple fact that the president filed an absurd $10 billion lawsuit, seeking a payoff he neither needs nor deserves. Vague assurances about where some or all of that money might go at some future date dont turn a baseless case into a good one.
Writing for MS NOW, political columnist Paul Waldman explained that the presidents litigation is so brazen, so shameless, so stunning that it will stand out in history even in a presidential term drowning in self-dealing. Waldman added, This latest act deploys Trumps favorite financial weapon the bogus lawsuit but in a way no one even contemplated before.
On ABC News This Week, host George Stephanopoulos asked Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche about the obvious conflict of interest, as Trump seeks money from his own administration. Blanche, a former Trump defense attorney, replied, Were looking at how to handle that.
That wasnt altogether reassuring.