Jan 29, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Trump sues IRS, Treasury Department over alleged tax return leaks

Julianna Bragg

Trump pointing his finger into the crowd wearing a blue suit jacket with an American flag pin, white collared shirt and red and blue patterned tie — President Trump on Jan. 22 in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Trump, his two eldest sons and the Trump Organization sued the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion on Thursday over allegedly leaking tax returns containing "confidential, personal information."

The big picture: The suit claims former IRS employee Charles "Chaz" Littlejohn illegally obtained access to Trump and his sons' tax returns and return information in 2019 and 2020 and both the IRS and Treasury failed to take precautionary measures to prevent the incident.

Attorneys allege the agencies have caused "reputational and financial harm, public embarrassment, unfairly tarnished their business reputations, portrayed them in a false light, and negatively affected President Trump, and the other Plaintiffs' public standing."
The White House, IRS and Treasury Department did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

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