Fox News reports:
President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, accusing the agency of unlawfully leaking his confidential tax returns in a politically motivated violation of federal privacy laws.
A spokesman for Trump’s legal team told Fox News “a rogue, politically motivated” IRS employee disclosed private and confidential tax information involving Trump, his family and the Trump Organization to outlets, including The New York Times and ProPublica.
The suit claims the disclosures were illegal and harmed millions by violating federal privacy laws.
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The lawsuit was filed in federal court in the Southern District of Florida. A copy of the complaint can be accessed online.
Earlier this week, the Treasury Department cancelled all its contracts with Booz Allen, citing an incident in which a former employee, Charles Littlejohn, disclosed thousands of tax returns of high-wealth individuals to news outlets. President Trump’s tax returns, which he had repeatedly refused to disclose, were among the tax returns leaked.
If the taxpayers have to pay Trump and his sons $10 billion, that means each and every taxpayer would be paying approximately $555.00 of the award.
