{"id":2558219,"date":"2026-01-30T09:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-breaking-trump-files-gargantuan-lawsuit-against-the-irs-finally-setting-up-justice-after-leak-exposed-his-and-400000-other-americans-taxes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:20:20","slug":"late-breaking-trump-files-gargantuan-lawsuit-against-the-irs-finally-setting-up-justice-after-leak-exposed-his-and-400000-other-americans-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-breaking-trump-files-gargantuan-lawsuit-against-the-irs-finally-setting-up-justice-after-leak-exposed-his-and-400000-other-americans-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Breaking: Trump Files Gargantuan Lawsuit Against the IRS, Finally Setting up Justice After Leak Exposed His and 400,000 Other Americans&#8217; Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flate-breaking-trump-files-gargantuan-lawsuit-against-the-irs-finally-setting-up-justice-after-leak-exposed-his-and-400000-other-americans-taxes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2558219&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion federal lawsuit in Miami against the IRS and the U.S. Treasury, alleging the agencies negligently allowed a contractor to steal and leak his tax returns to the New York Times, ProPublica, and other outlets in 2019. The 27-page complaint, brought in his personal capacity and joined by Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and the Trump Association, alleges the IRS failed to safeguard confidential tax data, lacked proper encryption and monitoring, and took three years to detect the breach. Former IRS consultant Charles E. Littlejohn pleaded guilty to unlawfully disclosing tax returns and was sentenced in January 2024 to five years in prison; prosecutors say he downloaded records and uploaded them to a private site, providing access to journalists. The IRS later told the House Judiciary Committee Littlejohn exposed data for more then 400,000 taxpayers \u2014 far above earlier estimates \u2014 including high-profile figures such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. The complaint also criticizes the Department of Justice\u2019s handling of Littlejohn\u2019s plea and seeks damages for the alleged privacy and security failures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service for negligently allowing one of its contractors to maliciously leak his tax returns to the New York Times and other leftist media outlets in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who filed the 27-page federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trump-v-irs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complaint<\/a> Thursday in Miami, also named the U.S. Treasury Department as a co-defendant.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is suing in his personal capacity as the founder and former CEO of the Trump Organization, and not in his official capacity as president.<\/p>\n<p>The litigation was jointly filed by his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, as well as the Trump Organization.<\/p>\n<p>In the complaint, the president said the IRS did not properly safeguard his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >confidential tax-return data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>This enabled former IRS consultant Charles E. Littlejohn &mdash; an avowed Trump-hater &mdash; to steal and leak his private information to the New York Times, ProPublica, and other leftist outlets &ldquo;for widespread, unlawful publication.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In January 2024,&nbsp;Littlejohn was sentenced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-irs-contractor-leaked-trumps-tax-records-learns-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">five years in jail<\/a> after pleading guilty to one count of stealing and unlawfully disclosing tax returns.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING NEWS: Charles Littlejohn, The IRS Consultant Who Illegally Leaked Trump&rsquo;s Tax Returns, Has Been Sentenced To 5 YEARS IN PRISON &#9888;&#65039;<\/p>\n<p>Before sentencing, the judge warned him: &ldquo;There will be serious consequences&rdquo; &ldquo;People taking the law into their own hands is unacceptable&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mN13CngJdT\">pic.twitter.com\/mN13CngJdT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWallace888\/status\/1752021459579576698?\">January 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Littlejohn admitted that he downloaded confidential financial records from an IRS database and then uploaded them to a private website using his work computer.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2025, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan was <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/judiciary-committee-seeks-testimony-trump-tax-return-leaker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">informed by the IRS<\/a> that &ldquo;Littlejohn had leaked the private data of more than 400,000 taxpayers&mdash;nearly six times higher than the 70,000 figure initially reported by the Biden-Harris IRS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Committee raised concerns related to the Department of Justice&rsquo;s sweetheart plea deal Littlejohn received, which resulted in a light sentence despite the severity of the data breach,&rdquo; Jordan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Other victims of the data breach were billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-tax-leaker-took-irs-consulting-job-delusions-grandeur-vow-bring-45\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Littlejohn confessed<\/a> that he had applied for a job at the IRS with the specific intent of stealing and leaking Trump&rsquo;s tax returns.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From October 2019 until at least January 2020, Mr. Littlejohn repeatedly accessed IRS data to illegally provide additional information to the New York Times and ProPublica, which was all undetected by Defendants despite his initial breach several months earlier,&rdquo; the complaint states.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/god-help-us-campaign-video-shows-ohio-ag-candidate-running-literally-executing-donald-trump-serious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said the IRS failed to properly monitor Littlejohn&rsquo;s access to private taxpayer records.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because the IRS tax return data lacked proper encryption, Mr. Littlejohn was able to put Plaintiffs&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-reps-jordan-issa-demand-transparency-from-irs-over-partisan-leak-of-tax-records\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Reps. Jordan, Issa Demand Transparency From ... Over \u2018Partisan\u2019 ... Of Tax Records\">confidential tax return information<\/a> as a draft in an e-mail account, and then provide the New York Times and ProPublica with login information to the account, in order to unlawfully retrieve the return information,&rdquo; the complaint states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Defendants&rsquo; Privacy Act compliance and other security procedures were so insufficient that it took three years for the IRS to detect that Littlejohn breached the confidentiality and security protections of Plaintiffs&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-watchdog-agrees-to-investigate-status-of-tax-cheaters-working-for-irs\/\" title=\"... Watchdog Agrees to Investigate Status of Tax Cheaters Working for ...\">confidential tax returns<\/a> and related tax information,&rdquo; Trump said in his lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>This lawsuit once again spotlights the warped pathology of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-new-alex-pretti-video-shows-disturbingly-unhinged-icu-nurse-flip-screaming-assault-spitting-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deranged leftists<\/a> infected with Trump Derangement Syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s mind-boggling how many unhinged Trump-haters torpedo their own lives in botched attempts to destroy the president.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine how great America would be if these subversive haters poured that much energy into improving themselves or their communities.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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