Donald Trump is taking his fight against his tax returns to court - this time seeking $10bn in damages from the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The former president claims that an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns in 2022 was a breach of confidentiality, with the IRS and Treasury "having a duty to safeguard and protect plaintiffs' confidential tax returns".
This is not Trump's first lawsuit since returning to the presidency. He has filed over $50bn worth of cases and has long been critical of Powell's decision-making as Fed chair.
Trump's decision to sue comes after data leaked by a former IRS contractor was used by the New York Times to publish a report on his tax returns in 2020, ahead of the presidential election. The data showed that Trump paid $120m in federal income taxes over 15 years, which is lower than many of his peers.
The lawsuit is likely to fuel further controversy surrounding Trump's financial dealings and tax records, which he has long refused to release despite repeated requests from Democrats and other lawmakers.
The incident highlights the ongoing tensions between Trump and various government agencies, particularly the IRS and Treasury.
This is not Trump's first lawsuit since returning to the presidency. He has filed over $50bn worth of cases and has long been critical of Powell's decision-making as Fed chair.
Trump's decision to sue comes after data leaked by a former IRS contractor was used by the New York Times to publish a report on his tax returns in 2020, ahead of the presidential election. The data showed that Trump paid $120m in federal income taxes over 15 years, which is lower than many of his peers.
The lawsuit is likely to fuel further controversy surrounding Trump's financial dealings and tax records, which he has long refused to release despite repeated requests from Democrats and other lawmakers.
The incident highlights the ongoing tensions between Trump and various government agencies, particularly the IRS and Treasury.
i mean, he's trying to say that the IRS and Treasury are supposed to keep his financial info secret or something... meanwhile he's been fighting with the Fed chair for years 
and now he wants $50bn in damages? that's just crazy talk 
the data leak was like a major scoop by the NY Times back in 2020 and it showed that he paid way less in taxes than most people... who do u think is gonna win this lawsuit? 
. Meanwhile, we're left wondering why he's so unwilling to release his tax records in the first place 
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. So I'm just curious - what's really going on here? Is Trump trying to distract us from something else? 
I'm not surprised to see Trump taking on the system like this again... it's become a familiar pattern for him. The thing is, if he's really that concerned about his tax returns being confidential, maybe he should've been more careful with how he stored them? 
I'm not saying I condone what happened, but come on, $10bn in damages? That seems like a whole lotta dough... maybe it's just a desperate attempt to distract from something else?
Like what's so sensitive about it? I mean, I've had to deal with enough financial headaches as a parent trying to pay for college tuition and private school fees, I'm sure he can handle a few public numbers. And what's the big deal if he paid more in taxes than some of his peers?