Archive · 2 Feb 2026
Trump Sues IRS Over Tax Leak
Donald Trump and his family are suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion.
They say these government agencies didn't stop someone from leaking Trump's tax information to news outlets.
The leak happened between 2018 and 2020.
The lawsuit was filed in a court in Florida.
Trump's sons, Eric and Donald Jr., and the Trump Organization are also part of the lawsuit.
Trump's legal team claims a politically-motivated employee leaked the information to left-wing news outlets.
The IRS has strict rules against leaking taxpayer information, and this is the first time a sitting president has sued the IRS.
Donald Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion.
The lawsuit alleges failure to prevent the leak of Trump's tax information to news outlets.
The leak occurred between 2018 and 2020.
The suit was filed in a Florida federal court on Thursday.
Plaintiffs include Donald Trump, his sons Eric and Donald Jr., and the Trump Organization.
- Who
- Donald Trump, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Trump Organization
- What
- Filing a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department
- When
- Filed on Thursday
- Where
- Florida federal court
- Why
- Alleged failure to prevent the leak of Trump's tax information
Trump's Legal Team
IRS/Treasury
Nature of the Leak
Trump's Legal Team
Alleges a rogue, politically-motivated employee leaked the information to left-wing news outlets.
IRS/Treasury
No official response yet, but the IRS maintains strict confidentiality rules.
- Plaintiffs
- Donald Trump, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Trump Organization
- Defendants
- IRS, Treasury Department
- Amount Sued For
- $10 billion
- Time Period of Leak
- 2018 to 2020
- Court
- Florida federal court
- News Outlets Involved
- New York Times, ProPublica, and other left-wing news outlets
