Omo, na serious wahala dey happen for US as Trump dey sue IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion! E don vex because dem no fit protect im tax returns wey leak for 2019 and 2020.
For court wey dem file the case for Miami, Trump, im pikin dem, and im company talk say dis agencies no take ‘mandatory precautions’ to stop former IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, from gree leak dem tax returns to ‘leftist media outlets’ like New York Times and ProPublica. Na big gbege wey dey coming o!
Trump and im boys dey claim say dem don suffer plenty serious damage to dem reputation and financial standing. Dem dey talk say dis wahala fit cost dem punishment because dem believe say di leaks na either intentional or dem no try at all to secure di information. Omo, wetin we no go hear!
Wetin don make dis case even more interesting be say Trump dey sue federal agencies wey dey under di executive branch wey e dey lead. E no common for person wey dey in charge to dey sue im own government agencies, but na so Trump dey play di game since 2024 when e win di second term of presidency.
Categorically, Trump no dey shy as e don file different lawsuits wey dey hit big figures because of various media reports wey e no like. For example, e don sue New York Times and Penguin Random House for another $15 billion, plus di $10 billion wey e dey pursue from Wall Street Journal for some birthday gist wey concern Jeffrey Epstein. Na wah!
Di wahala for Littlejohn dey serious level. Prosecutors don charge am after he leak tax records of Trump and plenty other wealthy Americans to di media because of im political agenda. The guy don plead guilty and receive five years for prison, na so dem dey grolando. Now, di impact of im action don scatter Trump and im family name for public.
According to di complaint, di leaks make Trump and di other plaintiffs dey get public embarrassment and dem business reputation don suffer. How Trump wey dey always shine for di spotlight fit handle dis one? Na question wey everybody dey ask.
For now, di IRS and di Treasury Department never reply anybody wey ask for comment. Na so e dey go, as Scott Bessent, di treasury secretary, don cancel all contracts wey Booz Allen gang wey Littlejohn dey work with. E talk say dem fail to implement enough protection for sensitive data wey dey pass through their hand. Na to just dey watch as matter dey unfold, e go be like movie!
Di legal drama fit show how far government fit go to protect sensitive information, especially when e come to tax matter. Trump no go rest on dis matter until e collect di $10 billion wey e dey pursue, or until e dey shout ‘fake news’ again. Make we dey watch di drama as e dey olori!
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