IRS Contractor Admits Leaking Trump's Tax Records

An IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, has pleaded guilty to illegally disclosing the tax returns of former President Donald Trump and thousands of other prominent individuals. Littlejohn, who stole tax information from a "high-ranking public official" (identified as Trump) and leaked it to news organizations, also separately stole tax return information for thousands of wealthy individuals and disclosed it to ProPublica. The maximum penalty for Littlejohn's crimes is five years in prison, and he will be sentenced in January 2024. The case comes after whistleblowers accused the Justice Department of hindering investigations into President Joe Biden's family finances.