House Judiciary Chair Opens Investigation Into Trump-Hating IRS Leaker’s Case

Did IRS leaker Charles Littlejohn get off too easy?

That’s what House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan thinks, and Jordan has opened up an investigation into the DOJ’s handling of the Littlejohn case in response.

Littlejohn was given a sentence of five years behind bars and was fined $5,000 for leaking the tax records of President Trump and thousands of other wealthy Americans.

Following his charges, the IRS leaker reportedly took a plea deal that Jordan is calling a ‘sweetheart plea deal.’

Jordan claims that the DOJ could have charged Littlejohn in thousands of separate cases and given him a much heftier sentence.

Instead, the DOJ sought simplified charges against the IRS leaker and acted incredibly leniently, according to
Jordan. Here’s more on the story:

House GOP opens probe into Biden administration’s ‘leniency’ toward Trump tax leaker Charles Littlejohnhttps://t.co/jfcfjI6fXZ pic.twitter.com/O5mUTMipn5

— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) February 9, 2024

Charles Littlejohn, the whistleblower who disclosed Donald Trump’s tax returns, was just sentenced to 5 years in jail.

His conviction, and the information he helped publicize, reveals just how unequal our country has become. Sam Pizzigati @inequalityorg: https://t.co/NGbFJgdku8

— Institute for Policy Studies (@IPS_DC) February 6, 2024

The Epoch Times provided an excerpt from Jordan’s letter:

“The scope and scale of Defendant’s unlawful disclosures appear to be unparalleled in the IRS’s history.

There simply is no precedent for a case involving the disclosure of tax return and return information associated with ‘over a thousand’ individuals and entities … the human impact of Defendant’s crimes is enormous.”

MAGA patriot Melanie shared her thoughts: “Charles Littlejohn, who leaked a sitting presidents tax information, thousand of others, got just 5 years in jail, I feel sure he won’t do that much.

Tell me again how safe our information is with the government? How this little bit of time will deter IRS agents from stealing our info and doing what ever they want with it? Selling it to whom ever they want?”

Charles Littlejohn, who leaked a sitting presidents tax information, thousand of others, got just 5 years in jail, I feel sure he won't do that much. Tell me again how safe our information is with the government? How this little bit of time will deter IRS agents from stealing our…

— Melanie🇺🇲 (@mefbama) February 3, 2024

DEVELOPING: Democrat-run shop Booz Allen, which employed the IRS contractor who stole and leaked up to 7500 tax files–inclg Trump's and Trump donors'–will get to spy on YOUR tax returns for the next 7 yrs thanks to Biden trusting Booz w/ new IRS contracthttps://t.co/0ZWGS7ouw0

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) February 6, 2024

BBC News explained:

His legal team argued in a court filing that Littlejohn had acted “out of a deep, moral belief that the American people had a right to know the information and sharing it was the only way to effect change”.

“He did what he thought was right at the time, but now fully acknowledges that he was wrong,” his lawyers added.