Trump, two sons, Trump Org sue IRS, Treasury for $10 billion over tax records leak

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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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Published Thu, Jan 29 2026 7:10 PM EST Updated 1 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.

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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Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leak of tax records

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]

1. I can't even react, other than sputtering.

[popsdenver]

22. Just another

of his attempts to Grift more Tax Payer Money.....

[yellow dahlia]

23. The breadth and depth of the grift is impossible to keep up with.

[Wicked Blue]

2. Could we just give him the money to resign and go away?

It might be worth every penny

[FalloutShelter]

3. This guy never stops raiding the treasury.

Unbelievable.

[highplainsdem]

4. There's no end to Trump's theft and extortion.

[biophile]

5. You mean the ones he promised to release anyway?

The ones he should have released

[dweller]

6. " The IRS wrongly allowed"

good luck proving that, Pisswig






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[Dale in Laurel MD]

7. Since IRS and Treasury are part of the executive branch,

isn't he suing his own employees for actually doing their job?

[eggplant]

10. Which is why I'm sure they'll agree to settle.

[twodogsbarking]

8. Well president fuck head you gave my confidential SS information to the lunatic Musk. So, well, fuck thee.

[Probatim]

9. Can I sue Elon Musk and DOGE for selling my tax and social security records to some unknown entity?

I could use $10bn.

[dweller]

11. Through a class action lawsuit

We could sue for … 1 trillion $$$



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[Puppyjive]

12. And by the time it goes thru the appeal process

If the guy is found guilty, the next president can pardon him.

[ChicagoTeamster]

13. Can every US Citizen sue over Trump admin allowing DOGE to access our IRS and other government data?

[0rganism]

14. All F47 has to do is have the departments he controls leak docs about his family, and he gets to give himself billions?

Hmm, what could possibly go wrong? Seriously, this situation is entirely unacceptable.

[Fichefinder]

15. In related news, the DOJ agrees to not oppose the lawsuit in court.......

[Buddyzbuddy]

16. Make it $100 billion. Just back up a fleet of trucks to Fort Knox or where ever

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]

17. Trump said he'd release his returns. So there shouldn't even be a case.

Plus where's the damage?

[Callie1979]

18. If a President cant be sued then the President shouldn't be allowed to sue. Unequal protection

Violation of the Constitution. IMO

[muriel_volestrangler]

25. Especially when he's suing a government department he is in ultimate charge of

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]

19. They let out every ones info.

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]

20. He is literally the president

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]

21. I thought his taxes were still under audit.

[Talitha]

24. Has anyone read the leaked info - anything juicy in them?

[taxi]

26. Ten thousand million dollars is what he is asking for. Plus costs.

We need to throw that in the face of every republican who has a problem with what things cost.

[lark]

27. They are all fucking grifters, haters of Americans and traitors to America.

Worst of the worst!

[Bengus81]

28. He's the fucking President and was before. So HOW was he harmed? Such bullshit everyday.

[purr-rat beauty]

29. Time for us to Sue DOGE

Illegally accessing our data for whatever reasons is criminal in my eyes.

[PSPS]

30. "Sue and settle." I guess this is how it will go, since the IRS has a maga loon at its head now.