Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over IRS contractor's leak of his confidential tax records

President Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit on January 30, 2026 in his personal capacity against the IRS and Treasury Department, seeking at least $10 billion in damages over the leaking of his confidential tax records by IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn. Littlejohn had pleaded guilty in 2023 to leaking Trump's tax records to the New York Times and ProPublica and was sentenced to five years in prison in January 2024. The suit alleged systemic IRS security failures, noting that Littlejohn downloaded and exfiltrated records belonging to thousands of wealthy Americans without triggering any security alerts.