Trump files lawsuit over unauthorised IRS tax data disclosure

President Donald Trump has filed a civil lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and the US Treasury Department, seeking at least $10 billion in damages over the unauthorised disclosure of his tax return information by an agency contractor who later pleaded guilty to a felony.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in the Southern District of Florida, names the IRS and the Treasury Department as defendants and was brought by Trump



alongside his two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, as well as the Trump Organization.

The complaint centers on Charles “Chaz” Littlejohn, a former IRS contractor who is currently serving a five-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to unlawfully accessing and disclosing confidential taxpayer information. Prosecutors have said Littlejohn sought employment linked to the IRS with the intention of obtaining and leaking tax records.