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He sued the government he runs for $10B

Yes, really. Here are the receipts.

What actually happened

In Jan. 2026, Trump filed a $10B lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury over a tax leak, suing the executive branch he runs. Any payout is potentially approved by his own appointees, placing him in direct command of a case where he is the beneficiary.

The receipts

Trump sues IRS, Treasury for $10 billion over tax returns leak
ABC News

The sitting president, two of his sons, and his company sued his own IRS and Treasury over the leak an IRS contractor already went to prison for. What the complaint says the government failed to do...

Trump Sues Treasury and IRS for $10 Billion Over Tax Data Leak
Tax Notes

The complaint leans on a prior ruling in another leak victim's case to argue liability is already established — and then claims his facts are "even more egregious." The Booz Allen connection, and the contracts canceled days before...

Judge dismisses Trump's IRS lawsuit, paving the way for a settlement
NPR

Update your card's ending: in May the suit was dismissed at Trump's own request — the step that clears the path for his government to simply pay him. What the dismissal filing signals about what comes next...

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