Trump sues IRS, Treasury Department for $10 billion over tax return leak

Jan 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department over the release of his tax returns to the media in 2019 and 2020.

In a complaint filed in Miami federal court, Trump, his adult sons and his namesake company said they failed to take “mandatory measures” to prevent “agencies from leaking former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn’s tax returns to left-wing media outlets, including the New York Times and ProPublica.”

“Defendants caused plaintiffs reputational and financial harm, caused public embarrassment, unfairly damaged their business reputation, falsely portrayed them, and negatively impacted the public reputation of President Trump and the other plaintiffs,” the complaint said.

The IRS is part of the Treasury Department. Neither agency immediately responded to requests for comment after business hours.

Other plaintiffs in the case include Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and the Trump Organization.

(Reporting by ⁠Jonathan Stempel in New York; Additional reporting by ‌Jasper Ward in Washington, ‌D.C. Editing by Shri Navaratnam)