"Last week, the president dropped his latest trollsuit, this time targeting the government over the leak of his tax returns in 2020 by Charles Littlejohn, a contractor for Booz Allen Hamilton. The New York Times penned dozens of stories about those returns before the 2020 election, but Trump claims not to have learned about it until January of 2024, when Littlejohn was sentenced. This is convenient, since any civil suit over wrongful disclosure of tax information must be filed within two years."
"But no matter! Trump demands $10 billion because the Times wrote mean stuff about his finances. Plus, he and his company had to "defend against a meritless civil suit brought by the New York Attorney General based on wrongful interpretation of unauthorized disclosures of their confidential tax returns and related tax information." KA-CHING! This puts Secretary Bessent in an awkward position - or, two awkward positions to be exact,"
Donald Trump sued the IRS over the 2020 leak of his tax returns by contractor Charles Littlejohn, claiming he only learned of the disclosures in January 2024. The New York Times published numerous stories about the returns before the 2020 election, and Trump's lawyer Alina Habba appeared at Littlejohn's plea hearing in October 2023. Trump seeks $10 billion and alleges that his company had to defend against a civil suit by the New York Attorney General related to unauthorized disclosures. Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent faces political pressure because a successful suit would require taxpayer-funded damages, and he has sought to shift blame to Pam Bondi and the Justice Department.
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