Trump Sues IRS, Treasury for $10B Over Tax-Return Leak
Trump Sues IRS, Treasury for $10B Over Tax-Return Leak
Trump files a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury over leaked tax data, alleging privacy breach and reputational harm from 2018-2020 disclosures.
A new legal battle places President Donald Trump at the center of a high-stakes fight over privacy and government data. In a Florida federal court, Trump and several of his entities are suing the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department for 10 billion dollars, arguing that the unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns during his first term damaged his reputation and financial standing. The suit portrays the leak as a serious breach of privacy and a political liability carried into the 2020 election season.
The plaintiffs include Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and the Trump Organization. The filing notes that a former IRS contractor from Washington, D.C. pleaded guilty to leaking tax information about Trump and thousands of others to news outlets between 2018 and 2020. Prosecutors described the disclosures as unprecedented in IRS history, and the suit argues they caused reputational and financial harm to the plaintiffs and damaged Trump’s support in the 2020 election.
The filing comes as the Treasury and the IRS reportedly cut contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after the contractor's case, highlighting concerns about accountability and security around sensitive tax data. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say the government’s handling of tax information has broader implications for privacy and political influence in how tax data is protected and disclosed.
Legal experts say the case could shape future policy on privacy and data handling; the outcome will depend on how the court weighs the alleged harm against government immunity. The case is filed in Florida federal court, with further filings expected as the parties proceed.
