Trump sues IRS and the Treasury for $10 Billion Because His Tax Returns Were Leaked - DataBreaches.Net

"Yes, Charles Littlejohn, a former Booz Allen employee, apparently decided to leak the tax returns of about 400,000 wealthy Americans, and gave the files to the New York Times and ProPublica, who did what you would expect them to do - report what they found in examining the files. Charles Littlejohn pleaded guilty in 2023 and was sentenced in 2024."

"This week, Treasury canceled all the contracts with Booz Allen. That smacks of revenge, doesn't it? And to make connecting the revenge dots even clearer, now Trump and his sons have sued the IRS and Treasury for $10B over what, in many respects, is just another insider wrong-doing data breach. Or if you're charitable, you may see it as a whistleblower incident. Was it politically motivated? Probably."

"But would a jury of 12 people agree that the breach is worth $10 billion? It is hard to imagine that - unless you're a person who overvalues himself and thinks he should have won a Nobel Peace Prize and have his name on lots of buildings. 10 Billion? That does not sound like the right number for President Trump. We would humbly suggest a different number: 5150."

President Trump and his sons filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury claiming harm from leaked tax returns. Former Booz Allen employee Charles Littlejohn leaked the tax returns of about 400,000 wealthy Americans to the New York Times and ProPublica; he pleaded guilty in 2023 and was sentenced in 2024. Treasury canceled all contracts with Booz Allen following the leak, a move characterized by some as retaliatory. The leak has been framed as insider wrongdoing or a possible whistleblower incident. Observers question whether a jury would award $10 billion and an alternative figure of $5,150 was suggested.

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