IRS Consultant Charged with Illegally Sharing Trump’s Tax Information, Faces Potential Prison Time
IRS consultant Charles Littlejohn is charged with illegally sharing Trump’s tax information. Littlejohn allegedly stole tax data of a public official and wealthy individuals, dating back 15 years, between 2018 and 2020. He could face up to five years in prison if convicted, with no comment from his attorney or the Justice Department.
IRS consultant Charles Littlejohn is charged with illegally sharing Trump’s tax information. (PHOTO: CNN)
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IRS Consultant Faces Charges for Sharing Trump’s Tax Information
An IRS consultant named Charles Littlejohn has been charged with unlawfully sharing Trump’s tax information. Littlejohn was working as a government contractor in Washington, D.C., when he allegedly stole tax data related to a public official and thousands of wealthy individuals, dating back over 15 years, according to NBC News.
The charges brought against Littlejohn focus on his alleged actions between 2018 and 2020. During this period, he is accused of providing the tax documents of the unnamed public official to one news organization and sharing tax information about other wealthy individuals with a different unidentified news outlet. The case of Littlejohn sharing Trump’s tax information has garnered significant attention which had been a subject of controversy.
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Trump’s Tax Information: Only $750 Tax Payments
In 2020, The New York Times published a report based on Trump’s tax information, revealing that he had paid only $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017. His income included a $373,629 salary, large interest, dividends, and capital gains, but business losses and other factors led to a negative overall income. While he didn’t owe regular income tax, he still had to pay the Alternative Minimum Tax (A.M.T.). Trump used a business credit to offset his $7,435,857 A.M.T. bill, but inexplicably, $750 was deducted from the credit, resulting in his total federal income tax liability of just $750.
Littlejohn faces a single count of unauthorized disclosure of Trump’s tax information, which could result in up to five years in prison if he is convicted.
As of now, his attorney has not provided a statement on the charges. The Justice Department had not commented on the case at the time of the initial reports.
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