A federal judge has reopened President Donald Trump's $10 billion (roughly £7.5 billion) lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), drawing new attention to the controversial settlement that had appeared to end the case only days earlier. The decision comes after allegations that the lawsuit's dismissal may have been based on misleading representations to the court and used to facilitate an unprecedented government agreement.
The lawsuit stemmed from the leak of Trump's tax records by former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn, who pleaded guilty to unlawfully disclosing confidential tax information. Trump, his two eldest sons and the Trump Organisation sought at least $10 billion (roughly £7.5 billion) in damages from the IRS and the Treasury Department, arguing that the government failed to protect private financial records, according to The Washington Post.
