U.S. creates $1.7B 'lawfare' fund in exchange for Trump dropping $10B IRS suit

Trump sued the IRS in late January over the leak of his tax information by an IRS employee Charles "Chaz" Littlejohn in 2019 and 2020.

# U.S. creates $1.7B 'lawfare' fund in exchange for Trump dropping $10B IRS suit Trump sued the IRS in late January over the leak of his tax information by an IRS employee Charles "Chaz" Littlejohn in 2019 and 2020. **Read the full article:** [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/trump-dismiss-irs-lawsuit.html) *This article was originally published by CNBC. MoneyWiseInc provides expert curation of the best financial content from trusted sources.*