Trump Sues IRS, Seeks $10B Settlement

0:00It's April 20th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is California News today. Local news powered by AI. President Trump is suing the IRS for $10 billion over his leaked tax returns, and now both sides are talking settlement. Attorneys just asked the federal judge to pause the case for 90 days so they can hash out a deal. This comes after Trump filed the suit back in January, claiming the agency didn't stop a former contractor from spilling his private tax info along. With his sons and thousands of other rich folks to the media, Trump's legal team calls it a rogue employee, gone wild, politically motivated, and they're pushing to hold folks accountable. Meanwhile, that contractor, Charles Littlejohn, already copped the guilty plea and got five years behind bars for the leaks. Any payout here would likely tap taxpayer dollars, which has folks raising eyebrows about a president suing his own government. Trump says he donated his share to charity, but nothing yet on what his son's plan.

1:00As these talks play out over the next 90 days, we'll see if they dodge a courtroom showdown, or if this blows up into something bigger for government accountability.