DOJ Civil Division Says It Has No Records of Trump's IRS Lawsuit
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Hafiz Rashid
Summary
The Justice Department's Civil Division, which should have handled Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, reports it has no records related to the case. Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, and the Trump Organization sued the IRS for $10 billion in January over the leak of their tax returns by a former IRS contractor during Trump's first term. The DOJ's response letter, written by division counsel Brian Flannigan, states that staff are not aware of any responsive records within the Civil Division pertaining to the case.
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bskyDOJ Civil Division Says It Has No Records of Trump's IRS Lawsuitnewrepublic.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledWe have further inquired with Civil Division staff in the Office of the Assistant Attorney General, and they have advised that they are not aware of any responsive records within the Civil Division pertaining to the case you have cited.
Accordingly, we have located no responsive records.
Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, and the Trump Organization sued the IRS in January for $10 billion damages over the leak of their tax returns by a former IRS contractor during Trump's first term.
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