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  "path": "/2026/04/17/trump-is-literally-negotiating-with-himself-over-how-much-taxpayer-money-he-gets-because-his-taxes-were-leaked/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T22:17:49.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "1",
    "corruption",
    "doj",
    "donald trump",
    "irs",
    "tax returns",
    "todd blanche"
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  "textContent": "Back in January, we covered Trump’s audacious lawsuit demanding $10 billion from his own IRS over the 2019-2020 leak of his tax returns by IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn (who is currently serving a five-year prison sentence for the leak, meaning the system that Trump claims failed him actually worked just fine). It’s also worth remembering […]",
  "title": "Trump Is Literally Negotiating With Himself Over How Much Taxpayer Money He Gets Because His Taxes Were Leaked"
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