Trump, IRS Ask for Pause in $10 Billion Suit Over Tax Data Leak

President Donald Trump and the IRS are still hashing out a settlement in a $10 billion lawsuit against the agency after the president’s data was part of historic leak of billionaires’ tax information.

While the case is still in its early stages, lawyers asked the judge for a 90-day hold on the case “while the Parties engage in discussions designed to resolve this matter and to avoid protracted litigation,” according to a filing in a Miami federal court Friday.

Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, and the Trump Organization are suing the IRS and Treasury Department for at least $10 billion over the data breach that resulted in multiple news reports detailing Trump and other wealthy Americans’ tax returns.

It’s a suit that puts the US Department of Justice, which represents the IRS, in an ethical dilemma since the president oversees the government.

Former Booz Allen Hamilton contractor Charles Littlejohn is serving a five-year prison sentence for the data breach. The Trump Organization tried to intervene in Littlejohn’s appeal for a lighter sentence, but a judge in December deferred allowing the motion. Booz Allen is facing multiple lawsuits because of the leak.

Michael Bloomberg was among those affected by the leaks. Bloomberg Law is operated by entities controlled by Bloomberg.

Trump is represented by Brito PLLC.

The case is Trump et al v. Internal Revenue Service, S.D. Fla., No. 1:26-cv-20609, filing 4/17/26