Trump Drops $10 Billion Suit Against IRS: Legal Saga Concludes

U.S. President Donald Trump has voluntarily dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. The lawsuit involved Trump, his two sons, and the family business, alleging the IRS failed to prevent a tax return leak. The suit claimed political weaponization of the government against Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump has voluntarily dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, a court filing revealed on Monday.

The details of the dismissal, including any possible settlement, remain undisclosed. The lawsuit, filed by Trump and his two sons alongside the Trump family business, accused the IRS of not doing enough to stop a former contractor from leaking their tax returns during Trump's first presidential term.

Trump has consistently maintained that his political opponents weaponized the U.S. government against him, leveraging the legal system for retribution since re-assuming office last year. This legal action stemmed from Charles Littlejohn, a former IRS contractor, leaking Trump's tax returns to media outlets like the New York Times in 2019 and 2020, revealing that Trump paid little or no income taxes over several years.