"Donald Trump talks with reporters as he attends a screening of the documentary film Melania at the Kennedy Center on January 29, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Samuel Corum / Getty Images President Donald Trump has sued the US Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service for $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns during his first term in the White House, when the president broke with decades of tradition by refusing to voluntarily divulge the records."
"The lawsuit - joined by Trump's two eldest sons and his family business, the Trump Organization - was revealed Thursday in a filing with the Miami division of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The suit alleges that the IRS and Treasury Department "caused Plaintiffs reputational and financial harm, public embarrassment, unfairly tarnished their business reputations, portrayed them in a false light, and negatively affected President Donald Trump and the other Plaintiffs' public standing.""
Sen. Ron Wyden said Trump is weaponizing taxpayer privacy laws while giving individuals' tax records to ICE. President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service over leaked tax returns from his first term, when he declined to voluntarily disclose those records. The suit, joined by Trump’s two eldest sons and the Trump Organization, alleges reputational and financial harm, public embarrassment, and false portrayals. Former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn pleaded guilty to unauthorized disclosure and faced prison time. Treasury canceled Booz Allen Hamilton contracts, citing inadequate safeguards for confidential taxpayer data. The leak included records of other wealthy individuals and alleged fraud.
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