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DOJ: IRS Leaker Sought Job to Release Trump's Tax Returns

  • #Taxation
  • #Whistleblowers
  • #Tax evasion
  • #United States of America
DOJ: IRS Leaker Sought Job to Release Trump's Tax Returns
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JAN 2024
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story last updated JAN 2024

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Regardless of one's political views, it's an undoubted violation of privacy to illegally leak anybody's sensitive financial or personal information. Charles Littlejohn had a clear bias againstTrump, and he was determined to leak his tax returns by any means necessary. A healthy democracy guarantees equal protection under the law, and even public officials have a right to privacy. Littlejohn must be held accountable for his weaponization of authority.

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Establishment-critical narrative

Instead of focusing on extremely wealthy individuals who do everything possible to avoid paying taxes, the federal government is targeting a whistleblower who exposed the tax dodgers. Everyone knows that the wealthiest Americans pay only a fraction of the taxes they should, yet they are shielded from prosecution. Meanwhile, people like Charles Littlejohn face jail for simply blowing the whistle. The establishment will always protect its members, but proponents of transparency know that people like Littlejohn should be commended instead of targeted.

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