TRUMP is suing the IRS and the Treasury for $10 billion over what the article describes as leaked tax returns, amid claims that the breach involved insider wrongdoing. The piece notes that about 400,000 wealthy Americans had their files accessed and that the New York Times and ProPublica reported on the findings. It adds that Charles Littlejohn, a former Booz Allen employee, pleaded guilty in 2023 and was sentenced in 2024.
The Treasury subsequently cancelled all Booz Allen contracts, a move the author devices as part of a revenge narrative linked to the breach. The article characterises the incident as potentially political and as a whistleblower-type affair, while also questioning whether a jury would determine the $10 billion figure to be appropriate. It concludes with a humorous aside suggesting a different figure, 5150. According to New York Times and ProPublica.