Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns

Agencies accused of failing to take precautions to stop former contractor leaking returns to leftist media outlets'

Donald Trump on Thursday sued the US treasury department and Internal Revenue Service for $10bn over the disclosure 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 the agencies failed to take mandatory precautions" to prevent former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn from leaking their tax returns to leftist media outlets", including the New York Times and ProPublica.